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DHS Minnesota Operation

The Department of Homeland Security's operation in Minnesota involving approximately 2,000 federal agents and officers, described as the largest immigration enforcement operation ever.

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How many federal agents were deployed in previous large DHS operations, and how do those deployments compare to the Minnesota operation?

The Department of Homeland Security’s Minnesota operation has been repeatedly described in reporting as a roughly 2,000‑person surge — the largest immigration enforcement mobilization the agency has c...