US EditionICE launches 'largest immigration operation ever' in Minneapolis, acting director says
The operation targets suspected employers of illegal aliens and crimes including human trafficking, with over 1,000 arrests reported by Homeland Security officials.
- On Tuesday, Todd Lyons, Acting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director, announced an operation in Minneapolis, saying `We have the largest immigration operation ever taking place right now.`
- Following deepening fraud probes, federal fraud investigations linked to Feeding Our Future and pandemic aid triggered intensified enforcement in Minnesota, with Gov. Tim Walz announcing he will not seek reelection.
- A multi-agency team including ERO and HSI is conducting door-to-door probes into fraud, human smuggling and unlawful employment, with specialized tactical units and deportation officers making over 1,000 arrests, DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin said.
- Lyons said threats and assaults against ICE agents surged, with `We have actual assaults on ICE agents up 1,400%.` and `We have threats to ICE agents over 8,000%.`
- The operation expands the federal footprint in Minnesota as one of the largest single-city DHS mobilizations in years, intensifying sanctuary jurisdiction tensions and causing a Minneapolis hotel to cancel ICE reservations.
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DHS ramps up Twin Cities immigration enforcement as businesses face mounting pressure
The Department of Homeland Security is deploying thousands of agents to the Twin Cities as part of what officials are calling their largest immigration operation ever, creating ripple effects across local neighborhoods and businesses.
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Immigration Agents Surge Into Minneapolis in ‘Largest Operation Ever’
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem visits Minnesota as hundreds more ICE agents arrive
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