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It's been almost two months since the Trump administration first announced that its biggest immigration crackdown ever would take place in Minnesota.

At the height of the surge, 3,000 federal agents were on the ground in the state,

which usually has 150 at most. That's according to Minnesota's

Democratic Governor Tim Walz. Lawmakers from Minnesota now say that fewer than 500 agents remain

following the Department of Homeland Security announcement earlier this month that it would end

the operation. But the department's aggressive tactics have changed the

state immensely in a short time. From the Twin Cities to rural areas, federal agents have made

arrests at homes and work sites and outside schools. Two U.S. citizens were fatally shot by federal

agents, Renee Macklin Good on January 8th, and Alex Preddy exactly one month ago today.

Even as the number of federal agents decreases, Midissotans tell us they're still feeling the

toll of the crackdown. My name is Patty, and I live in Minneapolis. The Catholic Church that I go

to is predominantly Latino, and they have been greatly impacted by the Metro

surge. And I would say that a few people have come back to church that didn't come back

prior, but we're still delivering groceries to about 320 families who are sheltering at home. So yes, it might be cut

back a little bit, but the people are still living in fear. We also got this from a member of

our text club. I have family there. It's been traumatizing. One thing that's hard is that they

live it each day, and they feel alone in the battle,

and they point out that national news coverage doesn't or can't report all that happens,

and so the rest of us don't get it.

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