Homan tells Minnesota leaders to say 'thank you' instead of demanding reimbursement as ICE operation ends

"A lot of things were broken, but it wasn't because of Trump administration," Homan said Sunday on "Fox & Friends Weekend."

Frey claimed his city sustained "$203 million in economic impact in just January alone."

"And so we're calling on the federal government to fully step up, to provide direct financial assistance to our city," he said at a press conference.

The proposal calls for forgivable loans ranging from $2,500 to $25,000 to be distributed to eligible businesses that are able to demonstrate "substantial revenue loss" during "specified dates" tied to Operation Metro Surge.

"Their county jails weren't working with us across the state. So, you know what? We fixed it. They ought to be saying thank you. The state's safer because of that," he said, adding that ICE agents are also much safer making arrests in a jail than on the street.

The border czar also pointed to "over 4,000 arrests," including "14 illegal aliens with homicide convictions, [and] 87 [with] sexual assaults, mostly of children."

Fox News Digital's Michael Sinkewicz contributed to this report.