Overview
- Gov. Tim Walz used a prime-time address to denounce Operation Metro Surge as “organized brutality” and told Minnesotans to film federal agents to document potential abuses for future prosecution.
- The Department of Homeland Security said the operation has led to about 2,500 arrests and involves roughly 800 CBP agents plus about 2,000 ICE and other federal personnel in the Minneapolis area.
- U.S. District Judge Kate Menendez declined to issue an immediate restraining order and set further consideration pending the federal response and additional filings from the state and cities.
- Tensions intensified after a federal agent fatally shot Renee Good last week, with DHS asserting self-defense and releasing video while state officials dispute that account.
- Minnesota and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are suing to curb federal tactics they argue are unconstitutional, as the White House Rapid Response account mocked Walz’s address and urged him to resign.