Sheriff Dawanna Witt of Hennepin County says she thinks she could help end the crackdown by allowing some measure of cooperation with ICE. She also knows that could cost her re-election.

By Maria Tsvetkova and Jonathan Allen FORT SNELLING, Minnesota, Feb 4 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is withdrawing some 700 federal immigration enforcement agents from Minnesota, although about 2,

MINNESOTA DRAWDOWN: Border czar Tom Homan said at a news conference this morning in Minneapolis that the Trump administration is withdrawing 700 immigration agents from enforcement operations in the state. The announcement comes after the Border Patrol’s Gregory Bovino was removed as head of the operations following a series of deadly incidents.

The father of a 5-year-old boy detained by immigration officers in Texas denies abandoning his son. Adrian Conejo Arias is originally from Ecuador.

The administration is changing course in the Twin Cities, as judge orders release of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos.

A judge ordered the release of Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, on Saturday after they were taken into custody Jan. 20.

About 130,000 people without legal immigration status reside in Minnesota, as opposed to 2.1 million in Texas and 1.6 million in Florida.

"Since Trump dislikes Minnesota so bad and we're so out of control, let's join Canada," former Governor Jesse Ventura said.