Federal officials have confirmed that the large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota — known as Operation Metro Surge — is concluding after weeks of intense controversy, mass detentions, protests, and at least two civilian deaths.
Tom Homan, the senior federal border official overseeing the operation, said that he has recommended ending the surge and that President Trump agreed with that decision.
Homan said the goal of the operation had been to reduce what federal officials described as “sanctuary” protections for criminal immigrants, though critics dispute that characterization.
Operation Metro Surge was launched on Dec. 1, 2025, deploying federal immigration agents — especially in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area — to detain illegal immigrants.
Federal authorities said the operation resulted in over 4,000 arrests.
CNBC has more details on Homan’s remarks:
“We have greatly reduced the number of targets for enforcement action” in the Twin Cities region as a result of the influx of thousands of officers from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection agencies, Homan said at a press conference.
Homan last week had announced a drawdown of 700 agents from the area encompassing Minneapolis and St. Paul, leaving about 2,000 in place.
The total withdrawal “will continue to the next week,” he said Thursday morning in Minneapolis.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had said earlier this week that he expected the operation to end in “days, not weeks and months” after speaking with Homan and White House officials.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey also said he’d had a “positive meeting” with Homan and discussed reducing the federal presence ahead of the announcement.
The operation had drawn large protests in Minnesota and nationwide, including pressure campaigns against major companies and public demonstrations, particularly after the fatal shootings of Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents.
Officials did not immediately provide a full timeline for the complete withdrawal of all agents, and some federal officers remain in the state even after the drawdown has begun. The broader legal and community impacts of the months-long enforcement push are expected to continue to unfold.
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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz had said earlier this week that he expected the operation to end in “days, not weeks and months” after speaking with Homan and White House officials.
Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey also said he’d had a “positive meeting” with Homan and discussed reducing the federal presence ahead of the announcement.
In other words Homen explained to these two idiots what was going to happen to them if they continued fermenting an insurrection in their State.