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mysteryowl

(8,333 posts)
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 08:02 AM 2 hrs ago

ICE says it has arrested 10,000 'criminal illegal aliens' in Minnesota, but offers little proof

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said this week that Immigration and Customs Enforcement has arrested “over 10,000 criminal illegal aliens who were killing Americans, hurting children and reigning terror in Minneapolis,” since President Donald Trump took office a year ago, including 3,000 in the past six weeks.

As Operation Metro Surge continues, flooding the state with what DHS officials say are thousands of officers or agents, here’s what we know about the eye-catching figure of 10,000 arrests:
Immigration arrest data is closely held

It’s nearly impossible to independently verify any of ICE’s numbers.

The agency has refused to release information or provide names of all those detained, and immigration court has become increasingly opaque, with hearings held in secret.

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On Jan. 6, Noem said over 1,500 people had been arrested in Minneapolis for immigration violations during the surge.
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It’s not clear when and where the additional 7,000 arrests occurred. One of the only entities tracking immigration enforcement data is the Deportation Data Project, a group of academics and lawyers who track arrests using the Freedom of Information Act.

https://www.startribune.com/10000-undocumented-people-arrested-minnesota/601568003

There are 100's of reports from individuals that are US citizens and legal residents that they were arrested by ICE.
The thugs are practicing military style harassment and abductions, which is horrifying they do this in other countries too.

They lie...lie...lie
it is exhausting all the lies!


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ICE says it has arrested 10,000 'criminal illegal aliens' in Minnesota, but offers little proof (Original Post) mysteryowl 2 hrs ago OP
If there was 10,000 people "killing Americans, hurting children and reigning terror in Minneapolis" mysteryowl 2 hrs ago #1
Proof? From a Republican? Good one. Firestorm49 16 min ago #2

mysteryowl

(8,333 posts)
1. If there was 10,000 people "killing Americans, hurting children and reigning terror in Minneapolis"
Fri Jan 23, 2026, 08:05 AM
2 hrs ago

The media would be flooded with reporting.

It is all lies!!!

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