ICE Surged in Minnesota to Arrest Criminals. Many of Them Were Already in Jail

ICE surged in Minnesota to arrest criminals. Many of them were already in jail

MINNEAPOLIS — Federal immigration officials inflated the number of dangerous criminals they claimed to have taken off the streets during Operation Metro Surge, a Minnesota Star Tribune analysis found. In some instances, they also made inaccurate claims about the criminal…

ICE surged in Minnesota to arrest criminals. Many of them were already in jail.

An analysis of the Trump administration’s list of ICE enforcement targets shows about half of the immigrants detained in Minnesota were not taken off the streets.