Just under 1,000 ICE agents remain in Minnesota, more leaving today

By: Andrew Hazzard

Outlets: Sahan Journal

Published: February 25, 2026

Words: 520

Last Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago

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Fewer than 1,000 officers remain of the more than 4,000 federal agents deployed to Minnesota at the height of Operation Metro Surge, according to new federal court filings.

The surge, which the government called the largest immigration enforcement operation in U.S. history, resulted in the arrest of roughly 4,000 immigrants in the Twin Cities, according to an affidavit from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) St. Paul Field Office Director Sam Olson.

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