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ICE Targeted Somali's During Operation Metro Surge, but They Weren't Largest Immigrant Group Arrested
ICE arrested 4,030 immigrants in Minnesota during winter 2025-26; 63% had no criminal convictions or charges, data shows amid enforcement surge called Operation Metro Surge.
- New analysis of government data reveals that 63 percent of 4,030 ICE arrests in Minnesota involved people with no criminal convictions or pending charges, contradicting White House claims of targeting "dangerous criminal" immigrants.
- President Donald Trump's administration launched Operation Metro Surge in December, with White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt claiming the initiative targeted "dangerous criminal" immigrants to ensure public safety.
- Federal agents conducted 97 percent of detentions as "street arrests," a significantly higher rate than the 52 percent recorded for ICE operations elsewhere in the country during the same period.
- About 35 percent of federal arrests were "collateral" rather than targeted, fueling accusations of racial discrimination as residents were swept up by agents on public sidewalks throughout the Twin Cities.
- Enforcement intensified following the January 7 killing of Renee Macklin Good by an ICE agent, though arrests eventually declined until federal officials announced the operation's conclusion in mid-February.
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ICE targeted Somali's during Operation Metro Surge, but they weren't largest immigrant group arrested
Thousands of federal agents descended on Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge. A major reason why they were here in the first place was to deport undocumented Soma
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Newly released federal data shows majority of ICE arrestees in Minn. had no criminal record
ST. PAUL — Federal agents arrested more than 3,700 Minnesota residents during the federal government’s surge into the state this winter, according to new data released through a federal lawsuit. It’s the most nuanced data the federal government has released since the surge and includes the location where at least 3,789 people were arrested, their countries of origin and whether they have a criminal history. The data was released by the Deportati…
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More than 3,700 immigrants arrested during Operation Metro Surge, per new data
ST. PAUL, Minn. (Minnesota Reformer) — More than 3,700 immigrants were arrested by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge, according to newly-released agency data obtained by the Deportation Data Project. The data, obtained via a Freedom of Information Act request, provides the clearest picture yet of the operation. The data doesn’t contain the names of detainees, but provided their age, nationality, date a…
Three-quarters of Minnesotan ICE arrestees had no criminal record
This story comes to you from MPR News through a partnership with Sahan Journal. Federal agents arrested more than 3,700 Minnesota residents during the federal government’s surge into the state this winter, according to new data released through a federal lawsuit. It’s the most nuanced data the federal government has released since the surge and includes the location where at least 3,789 people were arrested, their countries of origin and whether…
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