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Gov. Walz demands federal reimbursement for $4.3 million in Minneapolis police overtime and economic losses from ICE surge while pushing state recovery measures.
- On Feb. 12, Gov. Tim Walz held a 9:45 a.m. news conference less than two hours after Tom Homan announced the ICE surge was ending, saying, `We are cautiously optimistic, as we've said, that this surge of untrained, aggressive federal agents are going to leave Minnesota.`
- At its peak, Operation Metro Surge deployed 3,000 federal agents and resulted in over 4,000 arrests, with officers already starting to leave as the drawdown continues through next week.
- Business owners reported steep sales declines and customer avoidance as the Lake Street corridor is down $46 million, Minneapolis Police overtime costs hit about $4.3 million, and small business owners like Henry Garnica saw sales drop 30% to 40%.
- Walz is urging federal reimbursement and inclusion in DHS funding talks, pressing federal leaders to pay for "what they broke" and proposing $10 million in forgivable loans plus $1 million in rental assistance.
- Many questions remain about detained children and investigations into the shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, Walz said, leaving deep damage and trauma.
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ICE's controversial surge force to quit Minnesota
The United States' border chief has announced ICE agents will withdraw from Minnesota. This ends a two-month surge operation which resulted in two US citizens being killed by federal agents, and thousands of arrests. It follows mass protests in the state and across the country, as well as condemnation by Democratic Senators over the violent immigration crackdown.
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