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2,300 immigrants arrested in Operation Metro Surge were deported or left country
Updated ICE data shows 2,019 people were explicitly deported and 315 more left the country after the winter enforcement sweep.
Federal data shows Operation Metro Surge, a winter enforcement effort in Minnesota, resulted in over 2,300 immigrants leaving the country, involving 3,000 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents between Dec. 1 and Feb. 15.
Pew Research estimates Minnesota is home to around 130,000 undocumented immigrants, roughly 2% of the population; the Trump administration targeted individuals with past convictions, categorized as the "worst of the worst."
Data from the Deportation Data Project reveals 2,019 immigrants were explicitly recorded as deported, while 315 left the country under unclear circumstances, updating previous tallies from earlier in the surge.
Deportations were primarily to Latin American countries, though data shows notable increases to Laos and Somalia; one Hmong man, Zong Yang, reported being held for two months at the El Paso Processing Center.
Around 140 individuals remained in detention as of late August; while arrests returned to pre-surge levels in March, immigration enforcement activity continues to rise nationwide according to federal records.
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