GOP state Sen. Jim Abeler to border czar Tom Homan: ‘Countless wrongful detentions… not OK’

State Sen. Jim Abeler, a Republican who represents a swing district in the north metro, wrote a letter to President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan — with language alternating between sharp and Minnesota Nice — calling out the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics and strategy.

By: J. Patrick Coolican

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: February 3, 2026

Words: 389

Last Updated: 1 week, 6 days ago

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State Sen. Jim Abeler, a Republican who represents a swing district in the north metro, wrote a letter to President Donald Trump’s border czar Tom Homan — with language alternating between sharp and Minnesota Nice — calling out the Trump administration’s immigration enforcement tactics and strategy. He specifically calls for an end to the widespread detention of citizens and legal residents and a reduction in the number of Homeland Security officers here.

Abeler tells Homan …

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