It’s unclear whether Homan’s remarks on Thursday will appease lawmakers in Washington, though.
Several House and Senate Republicans have called for investigations into the Good and Pretti shootings.
Senate Democrats have threatened a partial government shutdown if a spending package includes new funding for DHS, as well.
On Thursday, seven Senate Republicans joined Democrats in blocking a procedural vote on the spending bill, raising the likelihood of a partial shutdown at the end of the week.
The vote came as Senate leaders and the White House worked on a deal that would remove DHS funding from the package, allowing the government to send money to other agencies and give both sides more time to negotiate a separate spending plan for DHS.
Senate Democrats want any bill to fund DHS to restrict the tactics that ICE uses in the field, specifically calling for them to stop wearing masks and carrying out searches and arrests without a judge’s warrant. In a memo made public earlier this month, ICE authorised its agents to make warrantless searches.
“This is a moment of truth,” Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer said in a floor speech Thursday. “What ICE is doing, outside the law, is state-sanctioned thuggery and it must stop.”
Trump said during a cabinet meeting on Thursday that the White House was working with Democrats to avoid a shutdown.
Speaking at a conference for mayors in Washington on Thursday, Frey continued calling for an end to the federal operation in his city. He also visited Capitol Hill.
There were 3,000 to 4,000 federal forces in Minneapolis, Frey said, vastly outnumbering the city’s 600 local police officers. Homan did not confirm how many federal forces were present when asked to provide an updated figure on Thursday.
“People have been indiscriminately pulled off the street,” Frey said. “American citizens have been yanked away from their homes after that, solely because they look like they are from Mexico or Ecuador or Somalia.”
He added: “That’s not how we operate in America.”