Immigration Enforcement

The federal immigration activity on July 16, 2026, appeared to be focused in Bemidji's South Shore area.

The evidence includes body camera footage, officer statements and the Honda Pilot in which Good was killed, all of which the federal government had previously refused to turn over.

Prosecutors say the 20 TB of data in their possession includes surveillance footage from drones, body-worn cameras and cameras on federal property.

Many were answering the call June 23, 2026, of the MN branch of the American Civil Liberties Union to pack the room in light of recent enforcement activity in the region.

Schiltz said the incursion of 3,000 federal agents and the Trump administration’s statements show the subpoenas were issued for harassing political opponents and coercing them into action.

The charges come months after Immigration and Customs Enforcement's "Operation Metro Surge," when thousands of federal agents were stationed in the Twin Cities.

The number of detainees has not been confirmed. Bemidji police and Beltrami sheriff's deputies did not take part, leaders say. Some community members gathered to protest.

The Legislature does not have to approve a new budget in 2026 but is still holding talks affecting taxpayer dollars.

Even during the most intense immigration enforcement in Minnesota, however, immigration authorities were arresting nearly triple the number of immigrants in Texas.

Organizers of the event estimated that as many as 200,000 people gathered, making it the largest protest in Minnesota history.