Federal agents are descending on Tim Walz’s state of Minnesota.
The Trump administration is deploying hundreds Department of Homeland Security personnel as part of an expanded immigration and fraud crackdown in Minneapolis..
Officials told CBS News the operation could ultimately involve close to 2,000 agents and officers drawn from Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s Enforcement and Removal Operations division and Homeland Security Investigations, the agency responsible for probing transnational crime and large-scale fraud.
The initiative is expected to run for roughly 30 days and marks the first major urban focus of the administration’s widened immigration enforcement strategy this year.
HSI agents assigned to the surge are anticipated to examine suspected fraud cases, building on inspections conducted last month at dozens of sites across the Minneapolis area.
U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commander Gregory Bovino, who previously oversaw controversial immigration operations in Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte, and New Orleans, is expected to arrive in Minnesota to help coordinate enforcement efforts.
Here we go
CBS reporting that 2,000 federal agents are being deployed to Minneapolis to begin a “30-day surge” and “federal crackdown” on immigration and fraud.
I think the Somalis in Minnesota have officially reached the “find out” stage.
Hence why Walz dropped out. pic.twitter.com/grxxBP1XIc
— Clandestine (@WarClandestine) January 5, 2026
The deployment, which began Sunday, represents one of the largest concentrations of DHS resources in a single American city in recent years.
According to officials, the surge includes several hundred HSI agents, hundreds of ICE deportation officers, specialized tactical units known as Special Response Teams, and an extensive command structure involving dozens of senior supervisors.
Officials cautioned the numbers could grow further, with up to 600 HSI agents and as many as 1,500 ICE officers rotating through the region over the course of the month. DHS has not yet publicly commented on the operation.
The surge follows Operation Metro Surge, an ICE campaign launched late last year that targeted individuals with existing deportation orders, including Somali nationals.
As of December 19, DHS reported nearly 700 arrests tied to that effort.
The federal response also coincides with the growing scanda in Minnesota following years of major fraud cases involving federally funded programs, primarily committed by the city’s outsized Somalian community.
Prosecutors have charged more than 90 individuals since 2021, securing over 60 convictions so far, with alleged losses across nutrition, housing, and child care programs estimated in the billions..
“I don’t want them in our country. I’ll be honest with you,” President Trump said of Somali immigrants.
“Their country’s no good for a reason. Their country stinks.”
WATCH: Trump GOES OFF on Somali Fraud at Mar-a-Lago New Years Celebration – “They Stole $18 BILLION! We’re Gonna Get to the Bottom of All of it”
Meanwhile, Democratic Gov. Tim Walz confirmed on Monday that he would not be seeking re-election because of the fallout from the scandal.
BREAKING: Gov. Tim Walz has dropped out of the 2026 Minnesota Governor’s race amid a multi-billion dollar fraud scandal in his state.
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— America (@america) January 5, 2026
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