How Minnesota became less of a sanctuary state to Tom Homan

By: Ana Radelat and Brian Arola

Outlets: MinnPost

Published: February 12, 2026

Words: 1,139

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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WASHINGTON – The Trump administration declared victory Thursday as border czar Tom Homan said an “unprecedented amount of cooperation” from state and local officials and the detention of about 4,000 undocumented immigrants in Minnesota allowed for an end to the massive immigration crackdown in the state.

“Operation Metro Surge is ending,” Homan said.

But what has Minnesota done to make it less of a “sanctuary” state in the eyes of Homan and President Donald …

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