DHS says Minnesota jails hold more than 1,360 immigration detainers and urges state and local officials to honor them

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There are more than 1,360 immigration detainers lodged on individuals in Minnesota jails, and DHS has publicly urged state and local officials to honor those detainers.

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The Department of Homeland Security announced arrests made in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge, naming several individuals described as "criminal illegal aliens" convicted of offenses including sexual crimes against minors, drug trafficking, assault, and theft. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said many of those arrested had been released from local jails and urged Governor Walz and Mayor Frey to "honor" more than 1,360 immigration detainers. The release lists eight named individuals and links to a DHS "Worst of the Worst" page for Minnesota.

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DHS published press releases (Jan. 13 and Jan. 23, 2026) saying U.S. DHS/ICE had “more than 1,360” ICE arrest detainers in Minnesota custody and explicitly calling on Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to honor those detainers; the Jan. 23 DHS release includes the quoted sentence by Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. Minnesota state officials (Minnesota Department of Corrections and others) have publicly disputed DHS’s 1,360 figure and said their own counts are much lower, but that dispute does not change that DHS made the statement. Verdict: True — DHS did make the claim and issue the call; the underlying detainer count is contested by Minnesota officials.

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Update · Jan 24, 2026, 03:31 AMTrue
DHS published press releases (Jan. 13 and Jan. 23, 2026) saying U.S. DHS/ICE had “more than 1,360” ICE arrest detainers in Minnesota custody and explicitly calling on Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey to honor those detainers; the Jan. 23 DHS release includes the quoted sentence by Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin. Minnesota state officials (Minnesota Department of Corrections and others) have publicly disputed DHS’s 1,360 figure and said their own counts are much lower, but that dispute does not change that DHS made the statement. Verdict: True — DHS did make the claim and issue the call; the underlying detainer count is contested by Minnesota officials.
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