By KTSP

President Donald Trump says he had a “very good call” with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Monday about the status of ongoing immigration enforcement operations in the state.

In a social media post, the president said he his administration asked Minnesota officials to turn over “any and all Criminals” and informed the governor he was sending “border czar” Tom Homan to oversee U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

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“It was a very good call, and we, actually, seemed to be on a similar wavelength,” Trump said of his conversation with Walz.

A spokesperson for Walz’s office said the call was “productive,” with the governor asking the president to draw down the immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota and to allow for “impartial investigations” into multiple shootings of Minnesotans by federal agents.

Walz’s office added that Trump agreed to talk to the Department of Homeland Security about allowing the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension to conduct its own investigations into shootings involving federal agents, “as would ordinarily be the case.”

During the call, the president reportedly agreed to work with Minnesota “in a more coordinated fashion on immigration enforcement regarding violent criminals.”

“The Governor reminded President Trump that the Minnesota Department of Corrections already honors federal detainers by notifying Immigration and Customs Enforcement when a person committed to its custody isn’t a U.S. citizen,” Walz’s office said. “There is not a single documented case of the department’s releasing someone from state prison without offering to ensure a smooth transfer of custody.”

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U.S. Senator Amy Klobuchar told 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS on Monday that she will oppose a Senate budget bill that increases funding for ICE.

Sen. Klobuchar also said she would support a policy requiring ICE agents to wear body cameras as part of a broader budget negotiation.

Chief political reporter Tom Hauser asked Klobuchar whether she would be willing to see the government shut down if lawmakers don’t reach an agreement. She replied, “I hope that cooler heads prevail.”

Frey also spoke with Trump

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said he also spoke with Trump on Monday, once again appealing to the president to end Operation Metro Surge. He said Trump agreed that a change in tactics was necessary.

Frey said Trump assured him that some — not all — federal agents will begin leaving the Twin Cities on Tuesday, though the mayor reiterated his demand for a total retreat.

“Minneapolis will continue to cooperate with state and federal law enforcement on real criminal investigations — but we will not participate in unconstitutional arrests of our neighbors or enforce federal immigration law,” Frey said in a statement. “Violent criminals should be held accountable based on the crimes they commit, not based on where they are from.”

He added that he plans to meet with Homan on Tuesday “to further discuss next steps.”

Homan’s role

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said that Homan will manage ICE operations on the ground and coordinate with investigators looking into fraud allegations in Minnesota.

Trump said on Monday that Homan will report directly to him.

Homan is a former Border Patrol agent who served as the executive associate director of enforcement and removal for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) under President Barack Obama, then as director of the agency in Trump’s first term. More recently, he’s been a conservative commentator before Trump named him to his new role, which didn’t require any Senate confirmation, at the start of his second term.

His placement comes at a time of high tension in the state, following another fatal shooting involving a federal agent on Saturday — the third shooting involving a federal agent and the second fatal one in the past three weeks.

It also comes on the day federal court hearings are scheduled to address two lawsuits against ICE, including one seeking to halt all enforcement-related operations.

Homan’s arrival in Minnesota will coincide with the departure of Border Patrol Commander at Large Greg Bovino, multiple sources confirmed to ABC News. Over the past few weeks, Bovino became the face of Operation Metro Surge, placing himself at the podium and in the thick of volatile demonstrations outside the Whipple Federal Building and throughout Minneapolis.

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