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DHS/ICE arrest logs and public reporting corroborate that over 1,000 such arrests have been made in Minnesota and that over 150 arrests occurred in Minneapolis on the day referred to as 'yesterday'.
Available evidence confirms that DHS is claiming these numbers, but there is not yet independent verification that they are accurate. Multiple reputable outlets (including CNN and a CNN-syndicated report at Apple Valley News Now, as well as NOTUS and Turkey’s Cumhuriyet, all quoting DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin) report DHS’s assertion that more than 1,000 people described as murderers, rapists, pedophiles, and gang members have been arrested in Minnesota after a law-enforcement surge. However, the only concrete arrest tallies published before this statement are DHS-linked figures of "more than 400" arrests in Minnesota as of Dec. 13, 2025, under Operation Metro Surge, and there are no public arrest or charging records yet available that substantiate the jump to over 1,000 serious offenders. CNN also reports that DHS says agents in Minneapolis arrested "more than 150" people on the Monday before the release, but again this is based solely on DHS’s own release, without corroborating court or local law-enforcement data. Given the reliance on DHS’s un-audited figures, the lack of independently verifiable arrest or charge records, and the recency of the claimed operations, the accuracy of the specific arrest counts remains uncertain. The verdict is Unclear because the statement reflects DHS’s official claims, which are widely reported, but there is not yet independently verifiable evidence that more than 1,000 such serious offenders have actually been arrested in Minnesota or that more than 150 individuals were arrested in Minneapolis on the stated day.