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Operation Metro Surge Arrests

The number of arrests made by ICE during Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis

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Jan 19, 2026
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What data has ICE released on arrests and convictions during Operation Metro Surge?

Ice and DHS have publicly released counts, named lists and individualized criminal-history summaries as the centerpiece of their communications about Operation Metro Surge — touting thousands of arres...

Jan 26, 2026
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How many arrests in the Twin Cities operation have resulted in criminal convictions versus civil immigration cases?

Reporting establishes that has produced roughly 2,000–2,400 arrests in the , while federal and local counts of people with prior criminal convictions connected to that sweep run in the low hundreds — ...

Jan 28, 2026
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The number of illegal aliens arrested for crime In Minneapolis

Reporting does not support a single, independently verified count of “illegal aliens arrested for crime in ”; federal releases and local media give different totals that range from hundreds to several...

Jan 26, 2026

How many violent criminals have been arrested as part of Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis

and have repeatedly framed as targeting the “worst of the worst,” and their releases list examples of murderers, rapists, pedophiles and gang members arrested during the campaign, but the available re...

Jan 25, 2026

How many total arrests did ICE and partner agencies report in the Minneapolis operations, day by day?

Homeland Security and spokespeople have reported large aggregate arrest totals for —most prominently counts of roughly 1,500, 2,400 and 3,000 arrests at different moments—but the public record assembl...

Jan 27, 2026

How many people arrested in Operation Metro Surge have been formally charged in criminal court versus placed in immigration removal proceedings?

has produced thousands of federal arrests in , but federal and local reporting do not publish a definitive split between people who were formally charged in criminal court and those placed in proceedi...

Jan 26, 2026

What official arrest totals and charging documents exist for Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis?

and have publicly offered multiple, sometimes inconsistent arrest tallies tied to : agency statements highlight roughly 3,000 arrests during a recent surge and claim more than 10,000 total arrests in ...

Jan 25, 2026

How many arrests and what classifications (criminal vs. civil immigration violations) has DHS publicly reported from Operation Metro Surge?

public statements about have given a moving target of cumulative arrests—ranging from "more than 400" in early December to agency claims of 2,400 and even 3,000 by mid-January—while DHS and press mate...

Jan 21, 2026

How many individuals named by DHS during Operation Metro Surge were transferred from state custody before the operation began?

materials and news reporting around reference large numbers of people in state custody whom DHS says had detainers but do not provide a clear count of how many individuals “named by DHS” were transfer...