Overview
- An internal memo shared by an MSP employee says agents plan to verify documents of passengers and workers for roughly three weeks and patrol jet bridges.
- The Metropolitan Airports Commission said it does not coordinate immigration enforcement and that federal rules grant agents access to airfield, terminal areas, and public spaces.
- ICE has not publicly commented on the reported deployment, according to the initial local report.
- Legal guidance notes U.S. citizens are not required to show ID to federal officers, while lawful permanent residents must carry green cards, and travelers may opt to carry proof of status to avoid mistaken detention.
- Local reporting places the planned checks against a backdrop of protests and court challenges after the Jan. 7 fatal shooting of Renee Good, with a judge granting time for the administration to respond to a pause request.