A timeline of Operation Metro Surge

By: Alyssa Chen

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: February 20, 2026

Words: 433

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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“Operation Metro Surge,” the incursion of 3,000 federal immigration agents into Minnesota in what the Department of Homeland Security called “the largest DHS operation ever,” began in December, when Minnesota became the focus of President Donald Trump’s deportation efforts.

Trump had turned his attention to Minnesota after a right-wing media outlet published unsubstantiated allegations that Somali Minnesotans were funding terrorism with money stolen from government programs. The immigration enforcement surge purported to target …

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