Alex Pretti shooting row: US border czar Tom Homan on Thursday suggested federal immigration enforcement operations in Minnesota could be scaled back, but only after greater cooperation from state and local authorities, even as protests and political pressure mount over the Trump administration’s aggressive immigration crackdown. “Give us access to illegal aliens, public safety threats in the safety and security of a jail,” Homan said. Story continues below this adWhile acknowledging that immigration operations in Minnesota “haven’t been perfect,” Homan insisted the administration was not backing away from its enforcement mission. Attorney General Pam Bondi said federal agents arrested 16 people in Minnesota on Wednesday for allegedly assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement. “Boil it all down, what we are talking about is that these lawless ICE agents should be following the same rules that your local police department does.