Trump border czar leaves door open to ICE deployment in other sanctuary cities as feds leave Minneapolis

Homan said he thinks that possibility depends entirely on whether cities with policies shielding illegal immigrants decide to cooperate with federal immigration efforts.

"I think it depends on the situation," Homan said in an interview with CBS on Sunday. "I've said from day one that, you know, we need to flood the zone and sanctuary cities with additional agents. The number of agents depends on the situation on the ground [and] how many known criminal targets are out there."

Several cities voiced opposition to Trump's immigration crackdown from the outset of his second term, making it an official position of obstructing the administration's work.

In some cases, cities limited their partnerships with ICE by denying them access to holding facilities, refusing to share intelligence, or instructing local law enforcement to disregard their operations.

Minneapolis was one of them.

In response, the administration began deploying a heavy ICE presence to Minneapolis as part of Operation Metro Surge and framed it as a way to push back on illegal alien criminals in the city. In its first press release on the operation, DHS revealed that ICE had arrested five Somalis and six Hispanic aliens with criminal backgrounds.

Despite the administration's tensions in Minnesota, Homan believes officials in sanctuary cities can avoid future clashes by steering clear of repeating Minneapolis' policies.

"I'm hoping other sanctuary cities look at what happened in Minnesota," Homan said.

He believes there's still room for agreement even amid heightened criticisms of ICE.

Homan did not describe what cities might be a focus for future ICE operations.