Minneapolis in the Grip of a Federal ICE Crackdown
TL;DR
A Times-based report documents a January 2026 ICE surge in the Minneapolis area (Operation Metro Surge), detailing how federal agents pursued immigration violations, clashes with residents, and interviews with immigrants, activists, and the mayor—framing the event as a test of democracy and the Trump administration’s approach to power and governance.
- In Minneapolis, Trump Administration’s ICE Crackdown Shows the U.S. Unraveling The New York Times
- Opinion | The way out of this immigration spiral The Washington Post
- We ran high-level US civil war simulations. Minnesota is exactly how they start | Claire Finkelstein The Guardian
- In pictures: The Minneapolis immigration crackdown CNN
- Why Minnesota Can't Do More to Stop ICE WIRED
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