Special Collection: Operation Metro Surge

Federal agents in Minneapolis stand in front of a cloud of tear gas smoke.

Federal Agents Toss Tear Gas at Protesters, Minneapolis

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This collection includes cases related to Operation Metro Surge, a federal immigration enforcement effort launched in December 2025, through which thousands of federal agents were deployed in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota.

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17 Cases
CODING IN PROCESS
DOJ Investigation Tim Walz and Jacob Frey

No Court

DOJ subpoenas Minnesota governor and Minneapolis mayor amid Trump administration immigration enforcement efforts.
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Fridley Public School District, Independent School District 14 v. Noem

0:26-cv-01023 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Feb. 4, 2026

Case Ongoing

Minnesota school districts bring suit over the revocation of ICE policy of a strong presumption against carrying out enforcements near or in schools.
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Advocates for Human Rights v. Noem

0:26-cv-00749 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Jan. 26, 2026

Case Ongoing

On January 27, 2026, Advocates for Human Rights filed a class action in the District of Minnesota on behalf of detainees at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building, alleging ICE denied constitutionally and statutorily required access to counsel.
POLICING
Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension v. Noem

0:26-00628 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Jan. 24, 2026

Case Ongoing

Minneapolis police department's suit seeking evidence relating to a federal shooting in Minneapolis.
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Conejo Arias v. Noem

26-cv-00415 | U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas

Filed Date: Jan. 24, 2026

Case Ongoing

Petition for writ of habeas corpus filed in U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Pualasin Guaman v. Bondi

26-cv-00603 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Jan. 23, 2026

Case Ongoing

This summary joins the following five petitions for habeas corpus filed in the District of Minnesota: Segundo A.P.G. v. Pamela Bondi, et al.; Oscar O.T. v. Pamela Bondi, et al.; Jose L.C.C. v. Pamela…

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE (OTHER)
In re. United States of America

0:26-mj-00040 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Jan. 20, 2026

Case Ongoing

Extraordinary challenge by the U.S. to a magistrate judge's rejection of several requested arrest warrants for conduct at a church protest of ICE conduct.
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
U.H.A. v. Bondi

0:26-cv-00417 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Jan. 18, 2026

Case Ongoing

Minnesota habeas petition
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Hussen v. Noem

0:26-cv-00324 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Jan. 15, 2026

Case Ongoing

The plaintiffs are suing to stop an alleged policy of stops based on racial profiling by DHS without warrants or any lawful basis for arrest.
EQUAL EMPLOYMENT
United States v. State of Minnesota

0:26-cv-00273 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Jan. 14, 2026

Case Ongoing

The United States sues Minnesota over a workplace affirmative action policy, claiming the policy is in violation of Title VII.
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
State of Minnesota v. Noem

0:26-cv-00190 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Jan. 12, 2026

Case Ongoing

Minnesota brought suit against the Trump Administration after the President sent federal agents to the state.
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Gibson v. Bondi

0:26-cv-00172 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Jan. 12, 2026

Case Ongoing

This is a habeas corpus case, filed by a Liberian citizen living in Minnesota who was forcibly removed from his home and detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents who entered his h…

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IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
Tobay Robles v. Noem

0:26-cv-00107 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Jan. 8, 2026

Case Ongoing

Habeas petition challenging DHS invocation of 8 U.S.C. § 1225(b)(2) to justify mandatory immigrant detention.
PUBLIC BENEFITS/GOVERNMENT SERVICES
State of Minnesota v. United States Department of Agriculture

0:25-cv-04767 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Dec. 23, 2025

Case Ongoing

Minnesota sues USDA over SNAP recertification ultimatum.
SPEECH AND RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Tincher v. Noem

0:25-cv-04669 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Dec. 17, 2025

Case Ongoing

First and Fourth Amendment challenge to federal agent actions suppressing speech and protest in Minnesota.
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. State of Minnesota

0:25-cv-03798 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: Sept. 29, 2025

Case Ongoing

Trump administration sues Minnesota for failing to comply with national immigration mandates.
IMMIGRATION AND/OR THE BORDER
United States v. Walz

0:25-cv-02668 | U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota

Filed Date: June 25, 2025

Case Ongoing

United States sued Minnesota for allowing undocumented immigrants to qualify for in-state tuition.