Tuesday, January 13, 2026- The Trump administration has announced it will deploy hundreds more federal agents to Minnesota, a move officials say is necessary to support ongoing immigration enforcement operations and manage escalating tensions in the state’s largest city.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem confirmed that additional officers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and U.S. Border Patrol will be sent to Minneapolis in the coming days to reinforce the already significant federal presence. The intensified deployment follows days of protests and unrest after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a Minnesota woman, igniting widespread outrage and calls for accountability.
Federal officials frame the expansion as crucial to maintaining law and order amid protests that have spread across cities, with Noem warning that any actions impeding federal operations or targeting law enforcement will be treated as crimes.
The operation in Minnesota is already one of the largest in recent memory, with more than 2,000 federal agents deployed in the Twin Cities region as part of an aggressive immigration enforcement effort that authorities say is targeting criminal activity and fraud.
Local leaders and residents sharply oppose the increased federal footprint, arguing it fuels fear, undermines public safety, and exacerbates community tensions. Minnesota’s governor and the mayor of Minneapolis have both criticized the federal response, demanding transparency and accountability in the investigation into the fatal shooting that sparked the unrest. Nationwide protests continue, highlighting deep divisions over immigration policy, federal law enforcement tactics, and public safety across the country.
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