The Latest Breaking News from Operation Metro Surge

Minneapolis Activists Used Encrypted Group Chats To Outmaneuver ICE. Now the Feds Want To Prosecute Them.

"I think courts are going to be very suspicious of how broad this is," one Minnesota lawyer tells Reason.

Reason · Oct 3

Trump’s ICE deportation push had one effect Minnesota teachers say they can’t ignore

IN FOCUS: As state test results loom, educators warn that widespread absenteeism, trauma, and hundreds of school dropouts after Operation Metro Surge will take a toll on standard academic metrics. ‘Kids literally disappeared,’ one teacher said. Jasmine Fernández reports

The Independent UK · Sep 19

A Somali Man With No Serious Criminal Record Is Spending 9/11 in Detention at Guantanamo Bay

Adam Abdullah was legally working in the U.S. when he was detained as part of "Operation Metro Surge" in the Twin Cities. His biggest criminal offense is a parking ticket.

Reason · Sep 11

ICE agent criminally charged in Minnesota for pointing gun at drivers, prosecutors say

First-of-its-kind case targets ICE agent who allegedly pointed a gun ‘at the heads of community members’ during Operation Metro Surge

The Independent UK · Apr 16

ICE Detentions of Non-Criminal Migrants Fall Sharply After Backlash to Minneapolis Operation, Data Shows

The decline follows Operation Metro Surge, the sweeping immigration enforcement deployment between January and February that resulted in two high-profile deaths

Latin Times · Apr 13

Stephen Miller ‘quietly looking for new ways to target migrants’ after Trump scales back aggressive tactics

Influential adviser remains a key anti-immigration voice within the White House but has had to change tack since the disastrous Operation Metro Surge saw two American citizens killed in Minneapolis

The Independent UK · Apr 6

Trump swears in Noem’s replacement as Secretary of Homeland Security

President Donald Trump swore in Sen. Markwayne Mullin as the new Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday. Mullin was approved by the Senate on Monday to replace Kristi Noem. Noem was fired following fallout from Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis, a $220 million ad campaign, allegations of…

The Independent UK · Mar 24

Melania behind the scenes: First lady reportedly convinced Trump to ease deportation policies

First lady reportedly part of team stressing need for reassessment of illegal immigration crackdown after disastrous Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis, which saw two U.S. citizens killed

The Independent UK · Mar 20

Trump-appointed judge says ICE has a ‘policy’ of racial profiling: ‘Evidence is compelling and troubling’

Minnesota Judge Eric Tostrud stopped short of blocking DHS policy as Operation Metro Surge winds down

The Independent UK · Mar 10

When ICE sweeps a community, public health pays a price – and recovery will likely take years

The Trump administration announced on Feb. 12, 2026, that it is ending Operation Metro Surge, its deployment of more than 3,000 federal immigration enforcement agents in Minneapolis, St. Paul and the surrounding metro area. Federal officials say some agents will remain in the area and have vowed that similar immigration…

The Conversation · Feb 18