“Operation Metro Surge” is reportedly winding down after several weeks of immigration enforcement, thousands of arrests and multiple investigations into federal agents’ actions.

Large protests have continued to grow in the Twin Cities since federal agents shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti, both 37, during separate incidents in south Minneapolis last month.

Thursday morning during a news conference, the federal administration’s “border czar” Tom Homan said a “significant draw-down” is already underway and will continue into next week as officers return to their home duty stations or are re-assigned elsewhere.

Homan said he met with Gov. Tim Walz, Attorney General Keith Ellison, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and now-former Saint Paul Mayor Melvin Carter, along with police chiefs and sheriffs, describing what he called an “unprecedented level” of coordination focused on public safety.…