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DHS/ICE made arrests of the cited 'worst of the worst' criminal noncitizens in Minnesota as part of Operation Metro Surge.
Independent reporting and official records confirm that ICE arrested multiple individuals designated by DHS as "worst of the worst" criminal non‑citizens during Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota. A December 2025 DHS press release details early Metro Surge arrests in Minneapolis of non‑citizens with serious criminal histories, including child sexual assault, robbery, assault, domestic violence, and gang membership, and explicitly labels them "worst of the worst" criminal illegal aliens. Subsequent coverage by Minnesota outlet KSTP, based on a DHS press release, lists a set of named non‑citizens arrested in Minnesota under Operation Metro Surge with convictions for rape, criminal sexual conduct, robbery, and serious assaults, which DHS described as the "worst of the worst" arrests. FOX 9’s analysis of DHS data further reports that 212 Minnesota arrestees have been categorized by DHS as "worst of the worst," with dozens convicted of violent crimes, demonstrating that multiple such high‑priority non‑citizens were in fact arrested under the operation. On that basis, the statement that ICE arrested multiple "worst of the worst" criminal noncitizens in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge is accurate. Therefore, the verdict is True because multiple credible sources, including an official DHS release and independent Minnesota news organizations, corroborate that ICE arrested numerous high‑priority criminal non‑citizens in Minnesota identified by DHS as "worst of the worst" during Operation Metro Surge.