US EditionWalz Sends Letter to Kristi Noem After ICE Arrests in Minnesota
Gov. Walz demands investigation into ICE detaining U.S. citizens during Minneapolis operations and calls for reassessment of enforcement tactics amid civil rights concerns.
- On Dec. 10, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz wrote to DHS Secretary Kristi Noem urging a review after U.S. citizens were detained during ICE operations in Minneapolis, demanding unlawful agents be placed on administrative leave.
- Operation Metro Surge, which began on Dec. 1, targets the Twin Cities Somali community and is framed by President Donald Trump; Minnesota hosts about 80,000 Somali residents, half foreign-born.
- On Dec. 9, Mubashir recounted being arrested in Minneapolis despite stating he was a U.S. citizen and offering ID, later released after fingerprints and photos; documented accounts say some citizens who declined to move were handcuffed and held in isolation.
- Reporters reached out to DHS and its response sought; local officials responded during a press conference, but DHS attempts for further comment remained unanswered.
- Analysis of DHS 'Worst of the Worst' database indicates charge mismatches and a review of 142 arrests shows varied geography and nationality, Walz warned detentions undermine civic trust.
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Duluth News Tribune
Where and how is ICE operating in Minnesota?
ST. PAUL — A newly launched federal database is highlighting ICE arrests that have occurred across Minnesota in the past year, but questions remain about the presence of federal authorities and who is being arrested and why. The Department of Homeland Security shared the information online a week after “Operation Metro Surge,” a federal operation targeting the Twin Cities and Minnesota’s Somali community, started on Dec. 1. It’s not clear how ma…
Gov. Walz urges Noem to review Minnesota ICE arrests after reports of detained U.S. citizens
Gov. Tim Walz on Wednesday urged U.S. Secretary of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem to review all recent arrests in Minnesota after reports that at least two U.S. citizens were detained this week in the Trump administration’s mass deportation campaign. On Tuesday, a man alleged that federal immigration officers chased him on foot in Minneapolis’ Cedar-Riverside […]
Walz tells Noem to 'respect the Constitution' after ICE agents detain US citizens
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem urging a review of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in Minneapolis after U.S. citizens were detained by federal agents.
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