Overview
- Sworn declarations filed Feb. 25 by ICE’s Sam Olson and CBP’s Marty Raybon Sr. detail the drawdown requested by U.S. District Judge Eric Tostrud.
- ICE projects about 107 Enforcement and Removal Operations agents in the Twin Cities by Feb. 26 and roughly 300 HSI agents statewide by March.
- CBP says it began demobilizing on Feb. 4 and that its remaining personnel have now been reassigned, with the final roughly 67 leaving this week.
- Operation Metro Surge at times assigned around 4,000 federal agents, according to the court filings.
- Volunteers report steady releases at the Whipple Federal Building, observers note more activity in suburbs, and local merchants cite sharp revenue drops, including a nearly 40% decline at one restaurant.