Human Rights Watch Condemns Federal Government in Operation Metro Surge Report
The report says nearly 4,000 people were detained and at least three were killed, and it calls for investigations and accountability.
- On Thursday, the international watchdog Human Rights Watch released a 180-page report detailing widespread human rights violations during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, a federal ICE deployment lasting from December 2025 through March 2026.
- President Donald Trump launched the deployment to "keep Americans safe and ERADICATE fraud," yet the report alleges the operation caused a "human rights crisis" through racial profiling, unlawful detention, and excessive force against Minnesota residents.
- ICE detained approximately 4,000 immigrants, with over 75% having no criminal history. Federal agents fatally shot two U.S. citizens in Minneapolis: ICE agent Jonathan Ross killed Renée Good, 37, on January 7, and CBP officer Raymundo Gutierrez and Border Patrol agent Jesus Ochoa killed nurse Alex Pretti, 37, on January 24.
- The surge caused nearly $700 million in community economic losses from property damage and lost wages. The Department of Homeland Security defended the operation, alleging "the media manipulates data" and calling accusations of racial profiling "disgusting, reckless, and categorically FALSE."
- HRW urges lawmakers to conduct "robust oversight" of detention facilities and end deportation quotas. Meanwhile, Trump's border czar Tom Homan recently threatened similar raids in New York City, saying he would send "more agents than you've ever seen before.
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Human Rights Watch condemns federal government in Operation Metro Surge report
An international watchdog group has released a damning report on Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, calling for federal leaders to be investigated for creating a "human rights crisis," and urging local leaders to step up support for those impacted.
Report Details 'Human Rights Crisis' Wrought by Trump ICE Surge in Minnesota
“The federal government sent hordes of masked, armed agents to grab people off the street, whisk them away in shackles, and abuse those who sought to bear witness,” Human Rights Watch said of the deadly blitz.
Rights report: immigration raids in US state Minnesota violated human rights
Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday detailed abuse endured by communities in Minneapolis and St. Paul—two cities in the US state of Minnesota—during the occupation of the area by immigration officials. According to HRW, officers terrorized residents, committed widespread human rights violations, and exposed “deeply abusive” tendencies within US immigration enforcement. The statement accompanied their recent report, “A Manufactured Crisis,” an i…
Report authors say feds violated Minnesotans' human rights during ICE surge
The 186-page report from Human Rights Watch in part highlights how federal agents stopped or detained thousands of people and alleges that many of the arrests were arbitrary and race-based.
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