Dozen Arrests Made in Immigration Surge in Twin Cities

(Learfield News/Minneapolis, MN) — Officials with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security say a dozen people were arrested in immigration raids this week in the Twin Cities.

The undocumented immigrants detained are from Somalia, Mexico, and El Salvador.

Court records show eight of them have criminal convictions for DUI, domestic violence, criminal sexual conduct, and assault.

“Operation Metro Surge” in Minnesota comes after President Trump criticized the state’s Somali community and said he didn’t want them in our country.

DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement that ICE is protecting Minnesotans by arresting the “worst of the worst.”