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Walz appoints members to Operation Metro Surge 'Truth Council'

  • By Elyse Apel | The Center Square
  • Jun 2, 2026

(The Center Square) – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has appointed members to a new council tasked with documenting the impacts of Operation Metro Surge and Operation PARRIS, two federal immigration enforcement operations that sparked controversy, litigation and criminal investigations that remain ongoing.

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Feds push back on Minnesota prosecution of ICE agent

  • By Elyse Apel | The Center Square
  • Updated May 19, 2026

(The Center Square) – Federal immigration officials are calling Minnesota’s prosecution of an ICE agent a “political stunt” after Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced criminal charges tied to a January shooting during Operation Metro Surge.

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Minnesota prosecutor charges second ICE agent in wake of Operation Metro Surge

  • By Elyse Apel | The Center Square
  • Updated May 18, 2026

(The Center Square) – A Minnesota prosecutor announced Monday criminal charges against an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer in connection with the non-fatal January shooting of a Minneapolis man.

Minnesota updates lawsuit, cites $840M toll from Operation Metro Surge
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Minnesota updates lawsuit, cites $840M toll from Operation Metro Surge

  • By Elyse Apel | The Center Square
  • Updated Apr 23, 2026

(The Center Square) — New data filed in Minnesota’s lawsuit over Operation Metro Surge estimates more than $240 million in lost wages and more than $600 million in business losses.

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Minnesota county charges ICE agent in 'milestone' prosecution

  • By Elyse Apel | The Center Square
  • Updated Apr 20, 2026

(The Center Square) – Minnesota prosecutors have filed criminal charges against a federal immigration agent for his actions during Operation Metro Surge.

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Federal judge says ICE likely made 'unconstitutional' stops but denies injunction

  • By Elyse Apel | The Center Square
  • Mar 12, 2026

(The Center Square) – A federal judge said immigration agents likely engaged in unconstitutional enforcement practices during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota but declined to issue a preliminary injunction in the case.

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Minnesota prosecutor probes alleged federal misconduct in Metro Surge operation

  • By Elyse Apel | The Center Square
  • Updated Mar 5, 2026

(The Center Square) – A Minnesota county prosecutor has opened investigations into more than a dozen incidents involving federal agents participating in Operation Metro Surge.

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Reporter’s note: Minnesotans’ whistles are a warning and a bellwether for Oregon and the nation

  • Alex Baumhardt
  • Feb 19, 2026

When I left Portland in early February for my hometown of Minneapolis to swap newsrooms for a week and report for our States Newsroom sister site, the Minnesota Reformer, I took one central worry with me. I feared most that the people I love in the Twin Cities would have irrevocably changed over the past […]

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