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Internal DHS documents revealed significant hesitation among federal agents about deployment to Minneapolis under Operation Metro Surge following the fatal shooting of Renee Good. A memo from Border Patrol's Acting Assistant Chief Joshua Andrew Post sought 300 volunteer personnel (200 Border Patrol Agents and 100 Processing Coordinators) by January 11, but sources noted: "We do have personnel but some just don't want to go."
A high-level DHS official stated there was "genuine fear that indeed ICE's heavy handedness and the rhetoric from Washington is more creating a condition where the officers' lives are in danger." Border Patrol issued "legal refresher" memos on use-of-force policies and operational security guidance, including instructions to remove law enforcement identification near hotels and disable location tracking.
Agents also expressed concerns that inexperienced personnel could escalate situations, with one noting: "If no experienced senior agents step up, they send the new guys straight out of the academy. Not a good idea." The internal resistance revealed tensions between Washington's aggressive enforcement posture and ground-level concerns about community backlash and officer safety.