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Border Czar Tom Homan announces the end of the controversial immigration crackdown in Minnesota after 4,000 arrests and the killing of two US citizens.

The siege is over, but the scars remain fresh. The Trump administration has abruptly announced the termination of "Operation Metro Surge," the aggressive immigration crackdown in Minnesota that transformed the Twin Cities into a flashpoint of national resistance. Border Czar Tom Homan declared the "significant drawdown" on Thursday, bringing a close to a two-month campaign that resulted in 4,000 arrests and the deaths of two American citizens.
Standing at a podium in Minneapolis, Homan attempted to frame the withdrawal as a "mission accomplished" moment. "I have proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude," he stated. "The surge is leaving Minnesota safer. It is less of a sanctuary state for criminals." But to the residents who have lived under the whir of helicopters and the sight of federal agents on their streets, the departure feels less like a victory and more like a retreat from a policy that spiraled out of control.
Operation Metro Surge will not be remembered for the 4,000 arrests Homan touted. It will be remembered for the blood spilled.
The timing of the withdrawal suggests a tactical pivot. With public opinion turning against the operation—a new AP-NORC poll shows a majority of Americans believe Trumps immigration policies have gone too far—the administration may be cutting its losses. The operation had become a liability, distracting from other agenda items and unifying the opposition.
"The long road to recovery starts now," Governor Walz wrote on X (formerly Twitter). "The impact on our economy, our schools, and peoples lives wont be reversed overnight. That work starts today."
While the "surge" agents are leaving, Homan made it clear that immigration enforcement is not ending. Security teams will remain to monitor "agitators," and the machinery of deportation will continue to grind, albeit at a slower pace. However, the end of Operation Metro Surge marks the first significant rollback of the administrations mass deportation strategy in the face of local resistance.
As the federal convoys roll out of Minnesota, they leave behind a polarized state and a grieving community. The "Metro Surge" may be over, but the debate over the morality and efficacy of such overwhelming force on American soil is just beginning.
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