2,000 ICE Agents Remain in Minnesota Despite ‘Drawdown’ | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

ICE in Minnesota – Day 67: Agent Shares Political Reasons of Operation, University Students Lock Down

Minneapolis, MN – Despite promises of a “drawdown” from immigration officials, the Twin Cities remain targeted by ICE’s Operation Metro Surge. In perhaps an illuminating recent conversation, a federal agent told legal observers that Minnesota’s status as a Democratic state is linked with the removal of residents. While the terrain, and the rhetoric, has shifted slightly, people in the metro are still seeing much of the same behavior and tactics …

2,000 ICE agents remain in Minnesota despite ‘drawdown’ | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

A day after the Trump administration promised to remove 700 federal law enforcement officers from Minnesota, residents who were hopeful that the immigration crackdown might be waning said that they saw little sign of a withdrawal.

Omar says ICE drawdown ‘not enough’ as thousands of agents remain deployed in Minnesota

After Trump border czar Tom Homan announced that 700 federal immigration agents would leave Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar, civil rights groups, and national coalitions said the move leaves an ongoing occupation intact while killings, constitutional violations, and international human rights complaints remain unresolved.