How Operation Metro Surge affected students’ lives amid ICE raids in Minnesota

By: Lani Ngonethong, Muhammad Memon, Maheideri Belay and Ola Osibodu

Outlets: Sahan Journal

Published: March 19, 2026

Words: 1,014

Last Updated: 21 hours, 11 minutes ago

This story was produced as part of ThreeSixty Journalism’s 2026 Capitol Reporting Workshop for Minnesota youth, with financial support from the St. Paul and Minnesota Foundation.

Lexi Mongeri woke up Jan. 25 to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents outside her Champlin apartment.

She watched from her window as they handcuffed her uncle and took him away. Her mother decided no one in the family would leave their home that …

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