Donald Trump will pull 700 ICE agents out of Minnesota after an agreement between the state and local authorities, the White House has confirmed.

White House border tsar Tom Homan told a press conference that there had been an "unprecedented collaboration," resulting in the need for "less public safety officers" on patrol.

Mr Homan, who oversees US immigration policies in the city after replacing Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino, said around 700 of the 3,000 workers deployed in Minnesota will be removed.

He also said on Wednesday that he believed the ICE operation had been a "success," but admitted it had not been a "perfect operation."

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He told reporters: "Given this increase in unprecedented collaboration, and as a result of the need for less public safety officers to do this work and a safer environment, I am announcing, effective immediately, we'll draw down 700 people effective today - 700 law enforcement personnel."

The announcement was made amid ongoing protests being held following the fatal shootings of Alex Pretti and Renee Nicole Good.

Mr Pretti, an ICU nurse, was the second US citizen to be killed in Minneapolis in the last three weeks, following mother-of-three Ms Good, who was shot dead in January.

Mr Homan's comments came after President Trump seemed to signal a willingness to ease tensions in Minneapolis, where he vowed to "de-escalate a little bit."