Overview
- Federal officials say roughly 2,000 DHS and ICE personnel are operating across Minneapolis–St. Paul in one of the agency’s largest deployments in years.
- City authorities reported a shooting involving federal officers near East 34th Street and Portland Avenue, and Mayor Jacob Frey publicly called for ICE to leave the city.
- DHS says it has made more than 1,000 arrests and describes many detainees as violent offenders, while Homeland Security Investigations conducts door‑to‑door fraud probes.
- DHS posted emails alleging the Hampton Inn Lakeville refused to host DHS/ICE personnel; Hilton said the hotel is independently owned, the operator apologized, and Hilton moved to remove the property from its system.
- Officials point to yearslong childcare‑funding fraud cases in Minnesota as a catalyst for the operation, while local leaders and advocacy groups warn of community fear and emphasize that city police are not assisting in civil immigration enforcement.