#Operation-Metro-Surge
Events indexed under #Operation-Metro-Surge — 32 entries in the record.
Activity over time
Events per year
| Date | Event | Lanes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty Charges ICE Agent Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. with Two Counts of Second-Degree Assault — First State Criminal Charge Against Federal Immigration Agent During Operation Metro Surge
4 src Mary Moriarty · Gregory Donnell Morgan Jr. · Hennepin County Attorney's Office · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-04-08 | ICE Data Reveals 1,300 'Collateral' Arrests During Operation Metro Surge -- 35% of All Minnesota Detentions
3 src Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Department of Homeland Security | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-24 | Minnesota AG Ellison, Hennepin County Attorney Moriarty, BCA Superintendent Evans Sue DOJ and DHS in DC Federal Court for Evidence Blockade in Good, Pretti, Sosa-Celis Shootings
4 src Keith Ellison (Minnesota Attorney General) · Mary Moriarty (Hennepin County Attorney) · Drew Evans (BCA Superintendent) · U.S. Department of Justice · +6 | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-10 | Washington Post Investigation Details How ICE Systematically Defied Court Orders During Minneapolis Enforcement Surge
4 src U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · U.S. Department of Justice · Patrick Schiltz · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-07 | ICE Tells Court Its Minnesota Deployment Has Been Reduced to 47 Deportation Officers
1 src U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Jeffrey Bryan · U.S. Department of Homeland Security | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-03 | Judge Bryan Holds Contempt Hearing, Warns U.S. Attorney Rosen That Imprisonment Is Not Ruled Out
7 src Jeffrey Bryan · Daniel Rosen · David Fuller · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-03 | Noem Faces Bipartisan Senate Rebuke as Tillis Calls Her Leadership "A Disaster"
8 src Kristi Noem · Thom Tillis · John Kennedy · Dick Durbin · +4 | confirmed | |
| 2026-03-02 | Hennepin County Launches Transparency and Accountability Project to Investigate Federal Agents in Operation Metro Surge
6 src Mary Moriarty · Greg Bovino · Hennepin County Attorney's Office · Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-27 | Chief Judge Schiltz Issues Written Order Documenting 210+ ICE Court Violations, Threatens Criminal Contempt
5 src Patrick Schiltz · Todd Lyons · Daniel Rosen · U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-23 | Operation Metro Surge Final Data: Only 578 Arrests Documented of 4,000 Claimed
5 src Tom Homan · Kristi Noem · Tim Walz · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-19 | ICE Expands to Twin Cities Suburbs Using Covert Tactics, Palantir ELITE Neighborhood Targeting
8 src U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement · Palantir Technologies · U.S. Department of Homeland Security · Kristi Noem | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-18 | Native Americans Detained by ICE During Minneapolis Operations Without Records
3 src Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Oglala Sioux Tribe | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-16 | FBI Formally Denies Minnesota BCA Access to Any Evidence in Alex Pretti Killing; BCA Superintendent Evans: 'Never Encountered' Federal Evidence Blockade in 20-Plus Years
2 src FBI · Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension (BCA) · Drew Evans (BCA Superintendent) · Alex Pretti · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2026-02-12 | Homan Announces End to Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota
3 src Tom Homan · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Tim Walz · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-24 | Border Patrol Agents Kill Alex Pretti, Second Legal Observer Shot in Minneapolis in Three Weeks
5 src Alex Pretti · U.S. Border Patrol · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Todd Blanche · +7 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-23 | Minnesota General Strike Becomes Largest in State's History, Spreads to 300 Cities Nationwide
4 src Minnesota AFL-CIO · Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1005 · SEIU Local 26 · UNITE HERE Local 17 · +5 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-20 | DOJ Serves Grand Jury Subpoenas to Governor Walz, Mayor Frey, and AG Ellison Over Immigration Enforcement
4 src Tim Walz · Jacob Frey · Keith Ellison · Pam Bondi · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-15 | Federal Judge Rules ICE Violated Fourth Amendment by Breaking Into Minneapolis Home Without Judicial Warrant
4 src Jeffrey Bryan · Garrison Gibson · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Tricia McLaughlin | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-15 | Trump Threatens to Invoke Insurrection Act in Minneapolis, Calls Protesters 'Highly Paid Professionals'
2 src Donald Trump · Keith Ellison · Tim Walz | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-14 | House Democrats Introduce Articles of Impeachment Against DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
2 src Kristi Noem · Robin Kelly · Angie Craig · Betty McCollum | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-13 | DHS Whistleblower Leaks Personal Data of 4,500 ICE and Border Patrol Agents
3 src DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · U.S. Customs and Border Protection · Kristi Noem | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-13 | Internal Documents Reveal ICE Agents Afraid of Minneapolis Deployment After Good Shooting
2 src DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · U.S. Customs and Border Protection | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-13 | Twelve Federal Prosecutors Resign Over DOJ Handling of Renee Good Shooting
5 src Joseph Thompson · Thomas Calhoun-Lopez · Melinda Williams · Todd Blanche · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-12 | Minnesota Attorney General Ellison and Twin Cities Sue DHS Over Operation Metro Surge
3 src Keith Ellison · Kristi Noem · Minneapolis · Saint Paul · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-10 | ICE Detains Five Native Americans in Minneapolis Based on Appearance, Tribal Leaders Condemn Racial Profiling
4 src Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Oglala Sioux Tribe · Red Lake Nation · Frank Star Comes Out · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-08 | CBP Agents Tackle and Detain Two U.S. Citizen Teenagers at Richfield Target Store
2 src U.S. Customs and Border Protection · Jonathan Aguilar Garcia · Christian Miranda Romano | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-08 | Minneapolis Public Schools Cancel Classes, Offer Remote Learning Through February Due to ICE Operations
3 src Minneapolis Public Schools · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-07 | Border Patrol Agents Pepper Spray Students at Roosevelt High School During Dismissal
3 src U.S. Customs and Border Protection · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Roosevelt High School · Minneapolis Public Schools | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-07 | ICE Agent Kills Legal Observer Renee Nicole Good During Minneapolis Raid
3 src Jonathan Ross · Renee Nicole Good · Greg Bovino · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · +2 | confirmed | |
| 2026-01-06 | DHS Announces "Largest Immigration Operation Ever" Deploying 2,000 Agents to Minneapolis
3 src Kristi Noem · Todd Lyons · DHS (Department of Homeland Security) · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · +1 | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-28 | ICE Agents Enter Minneapolis Hospital Without Warrant, Handcuff Patient to Bed for 24 Hours
2 src Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Hennepin County Medical Center | confirmed | |
| 2025-12-04 | DHS Announces Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis, Largest Immigration Enforcement Operation in U.S. History
6 src Department of Homeland Security · Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) · Customs and Border Protection (CBP) · Kristi Noem · +4 | confirmed |