The Trump administration is scaling back its immigration enforcement surge in and around the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, but state officials and residents say its effects on Minnesota’s economy and immigrant communities will linger.
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Free heart screenings offered Saturday in Jacksonville, student-athletes encouraged to attendU.S. posts record year for affordable housing construction in 2024, study findsFebruary 13, 2026 at 2:20 PM CORRECTS CREDIT TO STEVE KARNOWSKI - White House border czar Tom Homan holds a news conference at the Bishop Whipple Federal building on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026 in Minneapolis. in the Twin Cities area has been met with relief, but state officials and residents say its effects on Minnesota’s economy and immigrant communities will linger. Thousands of officers were sent to the Minneapolis and St. Paul area for Operation Metro Surge, which the Department of Homeland Security called its “"and touted as a success. But President Donald Trump's enforcement campaign came under increasing criticism as the situation grew more volatile.“The fact of the matter is they left us with deep damage, generational trauma,” Walz said. “They left us with economic ruin, in some cases. They left us with many unanswered questions.”Following the announcement Thursday, some residents held a vigil at a makeshift shrine that went up where Good was shot in Minneapolis. Mark Foresman, an attendee from the suburb of St. Louis Park, said he is skeptical that the agents will leave. “The Trump administration has created an atmosphere of distrust for government in general," he said, suggesting the Trump administration’s tactics seemed designed to sow fear. “They’ve repeatedly been caught in lies.”. John Schnickel, a local who attended the vigil, disputed Trump officials' claims that the operation had made Minnesota safer. “I don’t even want one ICE person here, if they act the way they’ve been acting,” said local attendee John Schnickel. “They talk about how the murder rate is down, and yet they’ve added two people to it,” he said.Tom Homan told reporters Thursday that “extensive engagement” with state and local officials allowed for a formal end to the operation.and dispatched Homan to reduce tensions after the Jan. 24 killing of Pretti, saying that he and Walz were on a “similar wavelength” after weeks of barbs between the two leaders. Homan on Thursday highlighted examples of newfound cooperation with state and local entities, including law enforcement being increasingly responsive to requests for assistance and agreements on how jails handle deportable inmates.since arriving, including changing certain personnel, deploying body cameras and making clear that misconduct by immigration officers would not be tolerated. “There were some issues here. We fixed those issues,” Homan said. “We’ve had great success with this operation and we’re leaving Minnesota safer.”that 700 federal officers would leave Minnesota immediately, but that still left more than 2,000 in the state. He said Thursday that a “significant drawdown” was already underway and would continue through next week. Homan said he would be on the ground for a “little longer” and that a small team would facilitate the transition, in part ensuring continuing cooperation from state and local authorities. He did not specify how many officers would remain, but he said targeted enforcement would continue in the Twin Cities. Todd Lyons, Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s acting director, said during aHoman also made clear that the administration would continue to deliver on Trump’s promise of mass deportations across the country, and said officers leaving Minnesota will report back to their stations or be assigned elsewhere.Democratic lawmakers demand restraints The effects of the Minnesota crackdown will also continue to play out in court, as federal prosecutors pursue cases against protesters and. A DHS spokesperson maintained in a statement that detainees are provided access to phones, adding that the building is a processing facility, not a detention center. Fingerhut reported from Des Moines, Iowa. Associated Press reporter Sarah Raza contributed from Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.JSO shares details after 3 officers shoot, kill man wielding knife in Dinsmore areaVolunteers rehab Green Cove Springs home as Clay County prices rise, affordability tightensMiddle school student taken to hospital after being stabbed by another student on school busMan describes being shot after following hit-and-run driver on St. Johns Bluff | 'Excruciating Pain;Family reunited with 9-year-old son’s urn after more than a decadeNeighbors outraged after apparent swastika painted on St. Johns County homeNeighbors describe chaotic scene of deadly officer-involved shooting in NorthsideSome much-needed rain finally in the forecastJacksonville mother sues man, apartment complex, landscaping company over sexual assault of daughterViral video shows woman’s racist rant. A Jacksonville woman with the same name is getting threats
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Minnesotans welcome the immigration surge drawdown but remain vigilantThe Trump administration is scaling back its immigration enforcement surge in and around the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, but state officials and residents say its effects on Minnesota’s economy and immigrant communities will linger.
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Minnesotans welcome the immigration surge drawdown but remain vigilantThe Trump administration is scaling back its immigration enforcement surge in and around the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, but state officials and residents say its effects on Minnesota’s economy and immigrant communities will linger.
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