Some Minnesotans skeptical as feds say immigration operation winding down
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🗓️ 12 February 2026
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| 0:00.0 | We asked the White House for an interview with Borders'R. Tom Homan about the end of the operation in Minneapolis. |
| 0:06.8 | The administration declined our request. For an on-the-ground perspective, I'm joined now by special correspondent Fred DeSam-Lazero, who's been covering the crackdown in the Twin Cities. |
| 0:17.3 | So, Fred, you are standing at the memorial to Renee Good in Minneapolis. As you talk to folks, |
| 0:23.6 | tell us about the reaction that you're hearing about this announcement to this announcement |
| 0:27.5 | that ICE has begun to withdraw. Omna, you've got a flavor for that reaction in the voices you just |
| 0:34.1 | heard. I think the reaction ranges from guarded relief to deep skepticism. A lot of |
| 0:41.1 | people are not quite ready to exhale yet. Sounds like a sort of wait and see approach for folks |
| 0:47.2 | there. And we should note Tom Homan said the ice withdrawal could stretch into next week or even |
| 0:51.3 | beyond. So what are you still seeing in the way of ongoing ice operations? |
| 0:57.0 | And what should we know about the thousands of people who were arrested as part of this enforcement operation? |
| 1:02.0 | There are a number of citizen groups in the Twin Cities who monitor what they call ice sightings. |
| 1:08.0 | And many of them are saying there's been no diminution in the amount of activity that they see. |
| 1:13.6 | Some of them are reporting a drop in that kind of activity. |
| 1:16.6 | As for the people who've been detained, many of them transferred to facilities in Texas from the few who've been released. |
| 1:23.6 | There's anecdotal reports of abysmal conditions of crowded places, crowded spaces, not enough space to sleep, and most importantly, the lack of access to their lawyers. |
| 1:36.3 | Now, Tom Homan and the Department of Homeland Security insist that these facilities are fine. |
| 1:41.3 | In their words, they're better than many prisons |
| 1:44.8 | that are incarcerating American citizens. |
| 1:48.7 | Fred, you and your team have reported so deeply |
| 1:51.1 | on the many aspects of daily life that have been disrupted |
| 1:54.3 | as part of those ICE operations, people |
| 1:56.4 | afraid to leave their homes, afraid to get medical care. |
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