Overview
- Federal officials have confirmed at least 19 arrests tied to recent operations in Minnesota, without disclosing the total number detained.
- A video from Rochester shows an apparent arrest that local leaders say involved a Somali man with temporary protected status through March 2026, and DHS did not respond to questions about the incident.
- Immigrant-rights groups including MIRAC and COPAL report a flood of real-time alerts across the Twin Cities and nearby suburbs, stretching volunteer observer networks.
- Community leaders say agents have appeared at ESL programs, places of worship and homes, and attorneys report visits to people with permanent status or work permits.
- The heightened activity follows harsh remarks by President Trump about Somali immigrants and overlaps with federal fraud scrutiny in Minnesota, prompting criticism from state and local officials.