Community Affairs

Inside the Twin Cities’ Immigration Crackdown: Chaos Fueled by Federal Overreach

By National Security Desk | January 17, 2026

The Trump administration’s large-scale immigration crackdown in the Twin Cities has escalated tensions and unrest, exposing dangerous federal overreach that disrupts communities without addressing core border security issues.

In Minneapolis and St. Paul, the daily rhythm of federal immigration raids has become a stark reality under Operation Metro Surge—a sprawling deployment of more than 2,000 officers sweeping through communities with tactical convoys and aggressive enforcement. What should be law enforcement focusing on border security instead unfolds miles inland as an urban spectacle that breeds fear, division, and unrest. Is This Intensive Crackdown Protecting America or Undermining Communities? With hundreds of federal agents streaming out near the main airport before dawn, their unmarked vehicles cutting through neighborhoods evoke scenes more fitting for a war zone than a city in...

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