ICE’s own data shows about half of detainees have criminal records. Independent analysis suggests roughly 5% were convicted of violent crimes.

If there's been a soundtrack to life in Minneapolis in recent weeks, it's the shrieking whistles and honking horns of thousands of people following immigration agents across the city. They are the ever-moving shadow of the Trump administration's Operation Metro Surge.

Both agencies, which have a presence on the ground in cities like Minneapolis, have significantly expanded their capabilities during the Republican’s second term

It has become common knowledge in immigrant communities across the U.S. to not open the door for federal immigration agents unless they show a warrant signed by a judge.

Biometric trackers, cellphone location databases and drones are among the surveillance technologies agents are using in their immigration enforcement campaign.

A May 2025 internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement document shows that the agency told officers and agents they can forcibly enter homes of people subject to deportation without a warrant signed

According to state data, the Lee County Sheriff's Office ranks second behind the Florida Highway Patrol for immigration encounters.

After Good's shooting, 61% of voters said ICE tactics had "gone too far."

Top border patrol official leading deportation operations in Minnesota and other states, Gregory Bovino, is set to return to prior duties and will be replaced with Tom Homan in MN.

The low-key George W. Bush appointee confronting Trump’s immigration tactics ordered the head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement to his courtroom.