US EditionMinnesotans welcome the immigration surge drawdown but remain vigilant
Operation Metro Surge involved thousands of federal officers and caused $6 million in city expenses and tens of millions in small business losses, officials said.
- Authorities announced a `significant drawdown` last week, with officials saying communities and businesses are still reeling, despite the pullback.
- Following the Jan. 24 killing of Alex Pretti, federal enforcement in Minneapolis–St. Paul increased amid shootings that drew condemnation, prompting operational changes.
- Operation Metro Surge deployed thousands of officers to Minneapolis–St. Paul, DHS said it was its largest-ever enforcement action, and ICE is searching for about 16,840 people with final removal orders.
- The city reported an extra $6,000,000 in January for overtime and cleanup, officials said, while small businesses in Minneapolis–St. Paul lost tens of millions and thousands of hotel rooms were cancelled.
- Political and legal fallout is expected to persist even after the drawdown, officials and court records show, as federal investigations into the Pretti shooting and court actions continue while U.S. Congress faces a Department of Homeland Security funding deadline at the end of the week.
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Minnesota officials welcome immigration surge drawdown but cite impact
MINNEAPOLIS — The Trump administration’s drawdown of its immigration enforcement surge in the Twin Cities area has been met with relief, but state and city officials say small businesses and immigrant communities are still reeling.
Why is the Minnesota immigration surge ending?
Federal officials announced a drawdown after months of controversial enforcement The Trump administration’s large scale immigration operation in Minnesota — often called Operation Metro Surge — is winding down following a high profile deployment of federal immigration agents across the…
The reduction by President Donald Trump's government of his intensive deployment of immigration control in the Twin Cities area has been greeted with relief, but state and resident authorities claim that its effects on Minnesota's economy and immigrant communities will endure.
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