Partial Drawdown In Minnesota, NPR Poll: Trump and ICE, Nuclear Treaty Expires

What It Covers

The Trump administration announces a partial withdrawal of 700 federal agents from Minnesota while public approval of ICE operations drops to 35%. A new NPR poll reveals two-thirds of Americans disapprove of immigration enforcement tactics as the last US-Russia nuclear arms treaty expires.

Key Questions Answered

• •Immigration Enforcement Shift: Federal authorities reduce Minnesota presence from 3,000 to 2,300 agents following fatal shootings of two US citizens, with Border Czar Tom Homan conditioning further drawdowns on local cooperation, specifically requesting sheriffs honor administrative detainers without judicial warrants to hold undocumented immigrants in county jails.
• •Public Opinion Reversal: Immigration enforcement approval dropped over 10 percentage points since last summer, with only 39% overall presidential approval and 30% among independents. Trump's economic approval sits at 40%, with tariffs identified as a major concern and lowering prices cited as the top priority by voters.
• •Local Cooperation Dynamics: Hennepin County Sheriff considers changing policy on administrative detainers, currently only honoring ICE requests with judge-signed warrants. She requires ICE to demonstrate how policy changes improve county resident safety, while state officials dispute federal claims about non-cooperation, noting they already transfer individuals from prisons and most jails.
• •Nuclear Arms Control Collapse: New START treaty expiration removes caps on 1,550 nuclear warheads per country and eliminates on-site facility inspections between US and Russia, who control 90% of global nuclear weapons. Russia proposed a one-year extension to negotiate new terms, but the Trump administration declined, citing interest in including China in future agreements.