US EditionWhat’s next for Minneapolis? A shaky promise, mounting tensions and the fight for control
Operation Metro Surge has deployed thousands of agents to enforce immigration laws amid protests and investigations following two fatal shootings by federal officers, officials said.
- Operation Metro Surge continues after two Minnesotans were killed, despite a court ruling, with Tom Homan, White House border czar, saying officials aim for a drawdown.
- DHS reports about 1,360 people in Minnesota prisons have ICE detainers, contrasted with about 300 in state and county custody, as tensions over federal detainers continue.
- On January 24, a federal judge noted evidence of racial profiling and harms, including falling school attendance and strain on emergency services, involving Minnesota, St. Paul and Minneapolis and the BCA.
- Residents say fear and disruption have led immigrant families to shelter at home and immigrant-run restaurants to close or cut staff, while two journalists arrested on January 18 livestreamed protests.
- The FBI is now leading, and DOJ statements conflict over a civil rights review, with Tom Homan offering no clear drawdown timeline, fueling uncertainty.
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Minneapolis priest ‘not hopeful’ tensions will ease under border czar
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Democrats’ Response to Minneapolis Chaos Could Be to Their Detriment
Democrats’ Response to Minneapolis Chaos Could Be to Their Detriment The unrest surrounding federal immigration enforcement in Minneapolis did not arise by accident. It is the product of a combustible mix: deliberate obstruction by Democratic officials, wall-to-wall legacy media coverage and two tragic incidents that were mishandled by senior figures inside the Trump administration. Together, these forces have produced exactly the chaos critics…
What’s next for Minneapolis? A shaky promise, mounting tensions and the fight for control
On the ground in Minneapolis, residents and local officials say they see no de-escalation — and in some cases, an increased federal presence — as protests continue. Two journalists were arrested, raising serious alarms about First Amendment violations, and investigations into two deadly shootings remain unresolved.
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