US EditionFederal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota
Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota led to over 4,000 arrests and a drawdown announced after achieving goals amid protests and fatal shootings, officials said.
- On Thursday, Feb. 12, Tom Homan, White House Border Czar, announced Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota will end, and President Donald Trump concurred.
- After the Dec. 1 deployment, outrage grew over federal immigration raids that resulted in the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, sparking protests in Minnesota.
- Earlier this month Homan said roughly 700 agents were sent home, leaving about 2,000 still deployed, with numbers expected to return to about 100 agents plus some investigators and a small closing footprint.
- Gov. Tim Walz will hold a Thursday news conference to announce a relief package, and officials say security teams will stay to respond to agitators as Homan oversees the drawdown into next week.
- Homan said, 'We have a lot of work to do across this country to remove public safety risks who shouldn't even be in this country, and to deliver on President Trump's promise for strong border security, mass deportation,' as critics call for ICE reforms and a recent AP‑NORC poll shows most Americans believe Trump's immigration policies have gone too far.
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Top US Official Announces End to Immigration Crackdown in Minneapolis
Already a subscriber? Make sure to log into your account before viewing this content. You can access your account by hitting the “login” button on the top right corner. Still unable to see the content after signing in? Make sure your card on file is up-to-date. A top US official has announced the end of a federal immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Getting into it: During a press conference in Minneapolis, border czar Tom Homan announc…
A timeline of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minnesota
The Trump administration has announced the end of a massive immigration crackdown in Minnesota after two and a half protest-filled months, 4,000 arrests and two fatal shootings by immigration officers. Two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were killed by federal officers in Minneapolis. Here is a look at some key moments during Operation [...]
Rochester locals react to news of immigration operation's end
ROCHESTER — Border czar Tom Homan says it's over. People who called for an immediate end to Operation Metro Surge, the two-month-long mass deportation effort in Minnesota, confessed to a mixture of emotions triggered by the announcement that federal immigration agents would be phased out of the state within the next couple of days: joy and relief, disbelief and skepticism. “I’m thrilled that the federal government has decided that there is no pu…
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