For Republicans in the Minnesota Legislature, Operation Metro Surge was the DFL’s fault

By: Michelle Griffith

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: March 26, 2026

Words: 2,000

Last Updated: 4 months ago

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Sen. Steve Drazkowski recently alleged that during the height of Operation Metro Surge, a few of his Democratic colleagues were part of a “paramilitary organization” that caused the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti, the American citizens killed earlier this year by federal immigration agents.

The Mazeppa Republican was describing the decentralized communication threads that organized the resistance to the 3,000 federal agents who roamed Minnesota’s streets in January and February, in what the …

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