Overview
- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, joined by Minneapolis and St. Paul, filed a federal lawsuit seeking to halt the expanded deployment, calling Operation Metro Surge a constitutional overreach and a “federal invasion.”
- DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said hundreds more federal officers are arriving to bolster ICE and Border Patrol, adding to a force already reported at more than 2,000 in the Twin Cities.
- ICE agent Jonathan Ross fatally shot 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good on Jan. 7; federal officials say he acted in self-defense, while state and local leaders dispute that account as the FBI leads the investigation and restricts state access to evidence.
- DHS officials say roughly 2,000 arrests have been made since the operation began in December, as videos and local reports describe aggressive tactics, protester detentions, and door-to-door actions in St. Paul.
- Security barriers went up at the Whipple Federal Building, protests continued across the metro, and schools and businesses adjusted operations, including virtual options and temporary closures.