Overview
- The deployment began over the weekend in the Twin Cities and is described as one of the largest single‑city DHS mobilizations in years, with scope and duration subject to change.
- Most personnel are expected from ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations, with HSI conducting door‑to‑door checks on alleged fraud, trafficking and unlawful labor practices, and CBP staff including Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino anticipated.
- DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin declined to specify headcounts but said the surge has produced more than 1,000 arrests, describing those detained as killers, rapists, child sex offenders and gang members.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem joined ICE for an arrest in St. Paul of an Ecuadorian man wanted on murder and sexual assault charges, according to DHS.
- The operation follows renewed attention to Feeding Our Future fraud cases and a viral video, with federal childcare funds in Minnesota frozen and local protests and anxiety reported.