Trump administration Border Czar Tom Homan announced this morning that a large-scale federal immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, referred to as “Operation Metro Surge,” is coming to a close, with a significant drawdown of personnel already underway.

54 people were arrested after the protests became unruly and an unlawful assembly was declared outside the Federal Whipple Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Saturday afternoon.

A 37-year-old Minneapolis man was shot and killed today by a federal immigration agent during an enforcement operation in south Minneapolis, authorities confirmed.

The Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) has been requested by the Minneapolis Police Department to investigate a January 14, 2026, use-of-force incident involving a federal law enforcement officer in north Minneapolis.

Law enforcement leaders from across the Twin Cities metro area held a joint press conference on Tuesday, January 20, 2026, to publicly address mounting concerns over the conduct of a small group of federal agents operating in Minnesota, warning that recent actions may be violating constitutional protections, damaging public trust, and undermining public safety.

Law enforcement officials have provided clarification following the circulation of social media videos showing officers from the Minneapolis Police Department and Hennepin County Sheriff’s Department confiscating cases of bottled water from anti-ICE demonstrators during protests outside the Whipple Federal Building over the weekend in Minneapolis.

Tensions flared in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday afternoon, January 17, 2026, after anti-ICE and pro-ICE demonstrators clashed during competing protests, prompting a heightened public-safety response and the mobilization of the Minnesota National Guard to support local authorities if needed.

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison, along with the cities of Minneapolis and Saint Paul, filed a federal lawsuit Monday seeking to halt what they describe as an unprecedented surge of federal immigration enforcement activity in the Twin Cities.

Hilton Hotels has announced it is taking immediate action to remove a Lakeville hotel from its systems following continued concerns tied to allegations that federal immigration and homeland security personnel were denied lodging at the property.

A controversy is unfolding in the Twin Cities after emails and social media posts surfaced alleging that federal immigration and homeland security personnel had their hotel reservations canceled or denied by a Hilton-branded property in Lakeville, Minnesota.