Judge allows ICE's Operation Metro Surge to continue in Minnesota

By:Gary Grumbach · Matt Lavietes · Alicia Victoria Lozano

31 January 2026 at 12:56

MINNEAPOLIS — A federal judge on Saturday declined to immediately halt Operation Metro Surge, allowing the sweeping federal immigration enforcement action in Minnesota to continue while a broader legal challenge plays out.U.S.

ICE officers and federal agents clash with protesters in Minneapolis on Jan. 24.

This Minneapolis family has been in hiding for weeks, fearful of being deported

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By:Alicia Victoria Lozano

31 January 2026 at 05:00

MINNEAPOLIS — A south Minneapolis mother cried as she watched her daughter get ready for high school graduation.

The mother and father of a family with mixed immigration status have remained indoors for weeks.

How daily life in Minneapolis has transformed since federal agents flooded the streets

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By:Matt Lavietes · Alicia Victoria Lozano

27 January 2026 at 17:31

The fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by immigration agents and a sweeping federal operation have transformed daily life in Minneapolis.

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