Minnesota Goes On Strike Because Homeland Security Crashed The Party
KEY POINTS
- •ICE launched Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota starting December 1 to target criminal activity among immigrants in sanctuary cities like Minneapolis.
- •Local unions planned a statewide economic blackout on January 23, encouraging residents to boycott work, school, and shopping as protest.
- •Tensions peaked after ICE officer Jonathan Ross fatally shot Renee Good on January 7, leading to protests and a lawsuit from Minnesota officials.
In Minnesota’s latest episode of 'How Not to Handle Immigration,' ICE unleashed Operation Metro Surge on December 1, scooping up over 2,500 individuals like it was Black Friday at the detention center. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem channeling Trump-era bravado declared war on "rampant fraud" among immigrants, targeting sanctuaries like Minneapolis. The AFL-CIO warned innocent workers are caught in the crossfire—though technically they didn’t say "go on strike"; that came from local unions planning a full statewide economic blackout on January 23. This includes dodging work, school, and shopping, culminating in downtown rallies flashing Minnesota’s “moral heart” while schools locked down and cities shifted cops away from actual crime. All this after ICE officer Jonathan Ross fatally shot 37-year-old American Renee Good on January 7, stirring protests, lawsuits, and a federal budget showdown. Because nothing screams public safety like throwing the socio-economic dishwasher on 'sanitize.'
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When you turn a migrant crackdown into a statewide economic blackout because apparently, nothing polices like a well-timed shopping boycott. Minnesota’s ICE saga: crime-fighting or just the world’s most confused social experiment?
Breaking: ICE’s Operation Metro Surge accidentally stresses local cops so much they stop chasing actual criminals. Spoiler: unions aren’t thrilled.
Minnesota’s newest strategy: airlift in thousands of ICE officers, then ask everyone to stay home and pretend the economy vanished. Problem solved?
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/17/2026 | Author: Lauren Edmonds
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