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Denouncing the violent and unlawful actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Hennepin County - Offered by Commissioners Conley, Fernando, and Edelson
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WHEREAS, on December 1, 2025, the Federal Government deployed a large-scale operation under Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) known as "Operation Metro Surge"; and
WHEREAS, during December 1, 2025 to January 13, 2026, the presence of ICE across Minnesota dramatically expanded to over 2,000 agents, which is larger in number than the area's top law agencies combined; and
WHEREAS, based on media reports, resident videos, and first-hand resident statements, Operation Metro Surge has targeted the apprehension and harassment of Somali, Latino and non-white residents in the Twin Cities; and
WHEREAS, during this time, there have been numerous reports by the media, and in first-hand videos and statements from residents that residents of Hennepin County and across the state have been racially profiled, intimidated, physically assaulted, unlawfully removed from homes and private property, unlawfully apprehended, unlawfully detained by ICE agents, and retaliated against by ICE agents for observing and recording ICE activities; and
WHEREAS, ICE's mission is conducting criminal investigation and enforcing immigration law; and
WHEREAS, ICE agents who have been deployed to Minnesota have broken state laws; and
WHEREAS, the tactics being used, high-visibility armed operations, arrests of individuals with no criminal history, arrests of individuals without warrants, and enforcement activity occurring in and around schools, community spaces, places of worship, courtrooms and civic institutions, are undermining public safety rather than enhancing it; and
WHEREAS, the current federal immigration enforcement operations underway in Minnesota this month are causing widespread fear, trauma, and disruption in our communities; and
WHEREAS, residents are repo...
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