"WASHINGTON The Department of Homeland Security said Tuesday that it launched what it described as the largest immigration enforcement operation ever carried out by the agency with 2,000 federal agents and officers expected in the Minneapolis area for a crackdown tied in part to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents. "The largest DHS operation ever is happening right now in Minnesota," the department said in a post on X, dramatically expanding the federal law enforcement footprint in the state amid heightened political and community tensions."
"A video posted on X showed Noem wearing a tactical vest and knit cap as agents arrested a man in St. Paul. In the video, she tells the handcuffed man: "You will be held accountable for your crimes." DHS said in a news release that the man was from Ecuador and was wanted in his homeland and Connecticut on charges including murder and sexual assault. It said agents arrested 150 people Monday in enforcement actions in Minneapolis."
The Department of Homeland Security deployed roughly 2,000 federal agents and officers to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area in what it described as the agency's largest immigration enforcement operation. The crackdown is tied in part to allegations of fraud involving Somali residents. Immigrant rights groups and elected officials reported increased sightings of federal agents and vehicles conducting traffic stops near businesses and apartment buildings. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accompanied ICE officers during at least one arrest and appeared in a video addressing a handcuffed man. DHS reported 150 arrests in Minneapolis and identified at least one detainee as wanted on violent charges.
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