Overview
- Homan said he proposed concluding Operation Metro Surge and that President Trump agreed, with a significant drawdown already underway and remaining personnel to be redeployed to home stations or other locations.
- DHS and ICE claim roughly 4,000 arrests during the two‑month sweep, though local reporting and civil‑rights groups dispute the figures and allege racial profiling and improper detentions of U.S. citizens and legal residents.
- The operation began December 1 as a purported fraud probe tied to parts of Minnesota’s Somali community and expanded into the Twin Cities with thousands of federal officers conducting widescale enforcement actions.
- The fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti intensified scrutiny and have triggered multiple investigations and heated congressional hearings, with ICE also saying it still seeks about 16,840 people in Minnesota who have final removal orders.
- Gov. Tim Walz proposed $10 million in relief for affected businesses and urged vigilance as agents depart, while Homan said routine immigration enforcement will continue and a small residual presence will remain briefly to close out the surge.