Earlier this week, Trump replaced Border Patrol commander Greg Bovino with border czar Tom Homan.
« I’m grateful that the president had the wisdom to send Tom Homan there to have conversations again to see if he can get the leaders of Governor Walz and Mayor Frey to commit to honoring our detainers and to keeping our officers safe while they do their work, » she told host Sean Hannity.
CBP Commander Greg Bovino standing in front of an American flag
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol Commander at Large Greg Bovino during a news conference on immigration enforcement operations underway in the Twin Cities metro area, Operation Metro Surge, Thursday, January 22, 2026, in Minneapolis, Minn. (Jerry Holt/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)
NOEM SAYS MINNEAPOLIS SUSPECT COMMITTED ‘DOMESTIC TERRORISM,’ ACCUSES WALZ, FREY OF INCITING VIOLENCE
« We’ve been asking them to do this for months, » she added. « They have refused to agree. We’re hoping that Tom has an opportunity to restart those conversations and see if we can get them to help clean up the streets of Minneapolis. »
Noem also delivered a message to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, accusing both leaders of inflaming tensions in the state.
« I would tell them to be leaders and to change their rhetoric, because it is encouraging the kind of violence that we see on their streets today, » she said.
« I would encourage the governor to work with us, the mayor to work with us to get those dangerous criminals off their streets. That’s all we want. »
