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What Led to Operation Metro Surge? A Truth Council Hearing Was Held in Rochester to Answer that Question
Witnesses said the campaign was driven by policy changes, court shifts and funding increases that widened immigration enforcement and led to two protesters’ deaths.
- On Tuesday, the Minnesota Truth Council held its final public hearing in Rochester, shifting focus from individual testimonies to systemic policy changes that fueled Operation Metro Surge mass deportation efforts.
- Gov. Tim Walz established the 15-member council to document anti-immigration campaigns Operation Metro Surge and Operation PARRIS; this meeting examined national policy shifts that supercharged enforcement from December 2025 to March 2026.
- Department of Homeland Security officials cited a 'Worst of the Worst' database of 677 individuals; 72% lacked felony commitments to Corrections, and 70% of southern Minnesota principals reported negative student learning impacts.
- Former immigration official Claire Trickler-McNulty called the operation a 'travesty,' while council chair Peter Cahill said the body is drafting 'actionable recommendations' for a final report due December 1.
- Legal experts highlighted how Supreme Court decisions, including Justice Brett Kavanaugh's concurrence, provided a 'common sense' vocabulary for racial profiling that enabled the administration to weaponize DHS resources.
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Minnesota ReformerMinnesota Truth Council concludes public testimony on Operation Metro Surge
A council tasked with documenting the harms of — and resistance to — the federal government’s immigration crackdown held its final public meeting Tuesday in Rochester. Gov. Tim Walz established the Minnesota Truth Council by executive order in March and…
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