LOADING ERROR LOADINGMINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The immigration crackdown in Minnesota that led to mass detentions, protests and two deaths is coming to an end, border czar Tom Homan said Thursday. Advertisement“I have proposed and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude,” he continued. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched Operation Metro Surge on Dec. 1. While the Trump administration has called those arrested “dangerous criminal illegal aliens,” many people with no criminal records, including children and U.S. citizens, have also been detained. Tim Walz said Tuesday that he expected Operation Metro Surge to end in “days, not weeks and months,” based on his conversations with senior Trump administration officials.

Source: Huffington Post February 12, 2026 16:25 UTC