It follows Border Patrol agents being put back on standby in Minnesota despite earlier reports that agents under Bovino would be leaving after Monday.

Assistant Secretary for DHS, Tricia McLaughlin, wrote on X that “Chief Gregory Bovino has NOT been relieved of his duties. As @PressSec stated from the White House podium, @CMDROpAtLargeCA is a key part of the President’s team and a great American.”

President Donald Trump spoke with Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz on Monday, during which Walz asked the president to consider reducing the number of agents on the ground in the state.

According to the Associated Press, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said some federal officers will begin leaving the city following talks with the president.

“Minneapolis will continue to cooperate with state and federal law enforcement on real criminal investigations — but we will not participate in unconstitutional arrests of our neighbors or enforce federal immigration law,” Frey said on X.

“Violent criminals should be held accountable based on the crimes they commit, not based on where they are from… “I will continue working with all levels of government to keep our communities safe, keep crime down, and put Minneapolis residents first.”

Frey added he would be meeting Border Czar Tom Homan on Tuesday to discuss next steps. On social media Monday, Trump said he and Walz had a “good call” about Homan’s arrival: “The Governor, very respectfully, understood that, and I will be speaking to him in the near future. He was happy that Tom Homan was going to Minnesota, and so am I!”

The pair were on a “similar wavelength” about the move, Trump said, adding, “both Governor Walz and I want to make it better!”

The Department of Homeland Security is currently leading the investigation of the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti, who was shot by a Border Patrol agent in Minneapolis, Secretary Kristi Noem announced.

In a statement to NewsNation, the agency said Border Patrol officers were conducting a targeted operation in the city when the man approached them with a gun. The officers tried unsuccessfully to take the gun away, but the man resisted, officials said.

“Fearing for his life and the lives and safety of fellow officers, an agent fired defensive shots,” DHS wrote.

Medics on scene rendered aid to the man, but DHS said he later died at the scene.

DHS said they also found two magazines on the man following the shooting, alleging that he likely wanted to “do maximum damage and massacre law enforcement.”

Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino said the agent that was involved in Pretti’s shooting has been moved to another location for his safety.

Tensions in the area following the shooting have grown drastically since news came out that the person died. Protesters began throwing water bottles and other objects at agents, who then responded by deploying tear gas and pepper spray.

AP reports that Pretti was an intensive care unit nurse at the Veterans Administration. His family tells the AP that Pretti was upset by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis and the recent death of Renee Good, a motorist who was fatally shot by an ICE officer Jan. 10.

Department of Homeland Security Secretary Noem will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee on March 3.