DHS Operation Metro Surge Makes More Than 4,000 Arrests in Minnesota

In its latest statement, the department said recent arrests include criminals convicted of sexual conduct with a minor and domestic assault.

Border Patrol agents stand guard at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis on Jan. 8, 2026. Charly Triballeau/AFP via Getty Images

Law enforcement has so far arrested more than 4,000 illegal immigrants, including violent criminal individuals, from Minnesota under Operation Metro Surge, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) said in a Feb. 4 statement.

The operation, which was launched in December 2025, targets the “worst of the worst” illegal immigrants who have flocked to Minnesota, expecting that “sanctuary politicians will protect them,” the DHS said.