Overview
- White House border official Tom Homan said Operation Metro Surge will conclude, with most agents departing over the next week and a small contingent staying temporarily to transition control back to the local ICE field office.
- The operation deployed roughly 3,000 federal officers and, according to Homan, led to more than 4,000 arrests, although independent reporting has challenged the government’s tally and documented detentions of people without criminal records.
- Two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were fatally shot by federal agents in January, fueling mass protests and intensifying federal civil-rights inquiries, internal reviews, and ongoing court litigation.
- Minnesota officials said state investigators have been denied access to key evidence in the shooting probes, and Governor Tim Walz signaled a recovery push that includes proposed relief for affected small businesses.
- Homan defended the surge as a success that increased coordination with local agencies and jail notifications, said Minnesota is now “less of a sanctuary state for criminals,” and noted that immigration enforcement will continue elsewhere after the drawdown.