Minnesota Reformer

Minneapolis businesses are estimated to have lost $10 to $20 million in sales each week of Operation Metro Surge, which began in December 2025.

The unprecedented federal incursion brought 1000s of immigration officers to MN over the objections of local Democratic leaders, and led to massive protests and two deaths.

The 2022 candidate for governor performed poorly in last week’s GOP precinct caucus straw poll for governor and was trailing in donations.

The court ruled that cannabis possession by Thompson, as an enrolled member on the White Earth band living on the reservation, became a civil matter once MN legalized recreational marijuana.

The move leaves roughly 2,300 agents in the state as part of Operation Metro Surge, which began late last year.

The Department of Human Services plans to "revalidate" 5,800 providers of Medicaid services deemed high risk for fraud, waste and abuse.

Klobuchar planned to launch her campaign Jan. 26, 2026, but she delayed it after federal agents shot and killed Alex Pretti a few days prior.

The order follows recommendations from the Advisory Committee on Capitol Area Security, which has met monthly since the assassination of Rep. Melissa Hortman.

His statement underscores the increasing unease Minnesota Republicans — which now includes several swing-district lawmakers — are expressing about the surge of federal officers.

Signs emerged by Sunday, Jan. 25, 2026, that at least some elected Republicans and gun rights groups were uncomfortable with the official line that Pretti posed a clear and present danger.