The ICE raids are over, but some Minnesotans say they still live in fear

The Trump administration said Metro Surge was a success and was necessary to drive “violent criminals, including murderers, rapists, gang members and terrorists” out of the country.

In the year By mid-February, a thousand federal agents had left the state, and hundreds more followed, leaving “a small force” “for a short time.”

While ICE’s presence in the city is shrinking, agents are still there. In a March lawsuit, the federal government said there are still 482 agents in Minnesota, according to plaintiff ACLU-MN. In addition, about 190 federal agents worked at ICE’s St. Paul office before the Metro Surge, the ACLU said.

Border Czar Tom Homan said, “Going forward, ICE will conduct immigration enforcement as it has done for decades.” ICE told the BBC it would not release information about its operation.

Morgan Boudianry of the MN Immigrant Rights Action Committee (MIRAC) said the presence of federal agents can still be seen and heard, especially in many rural areas.

“The deportation machine has turned into an operation. But in the suburbs, we have reports of officers coming to businesses wanting to see the manifestos of undocumented workers,” Boudianri said.