Wednesday, February 4 — Federal authorities are pulling hundreds of agents out of the Twin Cities as Border Czar Tom Homan announces the first major drawdown of Operation Metro Surge, crediting cooperation from local jails while warning that protests could delay a full exit. Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and Governor Tim Walz say the move is not enough, calling the operation harmful to residents and businesses and demanding it end altogether.

At the same time, Minnesota educators are suing to block ICE from school grounds, saying the presence of federal agents has created fear and cut attendance in half at some schools. We also hear reaction from state leaders after Children’s Minnesota announces it will pause some gender-affirming care for minors, citing threats and federal pressure, while Attorney General Keith Ellison weighs in.

Plus, investigators search for possible additional victims after an Amber Alert kidnapping case, police arrest a suspected hit-and-run driver in St. Paul, and new details emerge from a historic caucus night as Minnesota’s governor’s race begins to take shape.

At the White House, President Trump pushes to nationalize elections as funding deadlines loom and Democrats press for ICE body-camera mandates.

In sports, the Timberwolves make a cap-clearing trade, the Wild skate into the Olympic break, and we check in with Minnesota’s all-homegrown U.S. Olympic women’s curling team.

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