The U.S. border chief has announced the federal operation is over and 700 immigration agents will leave Minnesota.

U.S. border security chief Tom Homan says an immigration crackdown in Minnesota that has led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end.

“Thanks to our efforts, Minnesota is now no longer a safe haven for criminals,” Homan said at a news conference Thursday.

“I have proposed ending this surge, and President Trump has agreed,” he continued.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) launched Operation Metro Surge on December 1. Homan added that ICE operations will continue as they did before they began.

“Through targeted enforcement operations based on reasonable suspicion and prioritizing safety and security, ICE will continue to identify, apprehend and deport illegal aliens who pose a risk to public safety, just as we have done for years,” he said.

Federal authorities said more than 4,000 people were arrested as a result of the sweeps targeting the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area. While the Trump administration calls those arrested “dangerous criminal illegal aliens,” many people with no criminal records, including children and U.S. citizens, are also being detained.

Democratic Gov. Tim Walz said Tuesday that he expects the metro surge to end in “days, not weeks or months,” based on conversations he has had with senior Trump administration officials. He told reporters he spoke with Homan and White House Chief of Staff Suzy Wiles this week.

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey also said he had a “positive meeting” with Homan on Monday and discussed the possibility of further drawdowns of federal officers.

Homan took over the Minnesota operation in late January after a second fatal shooting of federal immigration agents and growing political backlash and questions about how the business was run.

“We’re basically in a trust-but-verify mode,” Walz said, adding that he expected to hear more from the administration “in the next day or so” about the future of what he called an “occupation” and “retaliation campaign” against the country.

Department of Homeland Security officials did not respond to a request for comment on the governor’s remarks.

Walz said he had no reason not to believe Homan’s statement last week 700 federal officials to leave Minnesota immediatelybut the governor added that there are still 2,300 people on Minnesota streets.

Homan said at the time that the “unprecedented increase in cooperation” resulted in Minnesota needing fewer help from federal officials, including from jails holding deportable inmates.