President Trump will consider reducing number of ICE agents in Minnesota, Governor Walz says

President Trump said on social media that he had a “very good call” with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, a change in tone as the White House seeks to de-escalate turmoil in the state. Walz’s office said Trump agreed to look into reducing the number of federal agents in Minnesota during the “productive” call.

Two key hearings in federal legal challenges related to immigration enforcement operations in Minneapolis are taking place Monday. In one, a federal judge addressed a Minnesota lawsuit seeking to end what the state has called an unlawful surge of federal enforcement.

Later, a different federal judge will address efforts by state authorities to compel federal investigators to preserve evidence related to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti. The President declined to say whether the officer who shot Pretti acted appropriately.

Protests are expected to continue in Minneapolis and across the country in response to 37-year-old Pretti’s death—the second killing of a US citizen by federal immigration authorities in the city in two weeks.

Pretti was an intensive-care nurse who was confronted Saturday while filming the activities of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, wrestled to the ground, and then fatally shot.

The White House said Monday that the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the US Customs and Border Protection are conducting investigations into the fatal shooting. It is unknown how long the investigation will last.

Trump said he is sending his border czar, Tom Homan, to Minnesota on Monday, signaling a potential change in immigration strategy. FBI Director Kash Patel said that it was illegal for Alex Pretti to bring a gun to immigration-related protests in Minneapolis.

The situation in Minneapolis is volatile, and could go in a number of different ways, depending on decisions made in the coming days and weeks.