By Adam Cancryn, Kristen Holmes, Priscilla Alvarez, CNN
Photo: Tim Evans/Reuters via CNN Newsource
United States President Donald Trump showed his first signs of retreat since surging federal immigration agents in Minnesota late last year - replacing the leader of the crackdown on the ground and signaling new willingness to cooperate with the state's Democratic elected officials.
But the moves on Monday (local time) - which came amid an effort to contain the backlash over the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti and Trump officials' early efforts to falsely brand the ICU nurse as a "domestic terrorist" - didn't stop the administration from continuing to try to shift blame, sparking questions about how much would change on the ground.
The first test could come Tuesday (local time). Border Patrol chief Gregory Bovino and some of his agents are now expected to leave the city as soon as then, three sources familiar with the discussions told CNN, after Trump dispatched border czar Tom Homan to run the on-the-ground enforcement operation that has roiled Minneapolis. Sidelining Bovino could herald a move away from the heavy-handed approach that he had encouraged.
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