The Trump administration is withdrawing some 700 federal immigration enforcement agents from Minnesota, although about 2,000 agents will stay in place, White House border czar Tom Homan announced on Wednesday,

The Trump administration is reducing the number of immigration officers in Minnesota but will continue its enforcement operation that has sparked weeks of tensions and deadly confrontations, border czar Tom Homan said Wednesday.

"My goal, with the support of President Trump, is to achieve a complete drawdown and end this surge as soon as we can, but that is largely contingent upon the end of illegal and threatening activities against ICE and its federal partners that we're seeing in the community,

Trump has deployed thousands of armed immigration agents in and around Minneapolis ​this year, drawing protests.

About 25% of federal agents in Minnesota will leave, and about 2,000 will stay in the state, mostly in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Tom Homan said.

"Border tsar" Tom Homan said about 2,000 would remain, and the US government is equipping more officers with body-worn cameras.

Border Czar Tom Homan said Wednesday the federal government will "draw down" 700 agents in the Minnesota area "effective immediately."

The Trump administration is removing 700 federal immigration agents from Minnesota, border "czar" Tom Homan said on Wednesday.