What do you want to know about the ICE surge in Minnesota?

Reporters Liz Sawyer and Susan Du will be answering questions in a live Q&A on Wednesday from noon-1 p.m.

The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 19, 2026 at 7:49PM
ICE agents in the street near E. 31st Street and Portland Avenue on Jan. 14 in Minneapolis. (Alex Kormann/The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Minnesota is once again in the national spotlight amid major Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations in the state.

The fatal shooting of Renee Good by an ICE agent on Jan. 7 in south Minneapolis has inflamed tensions as protesters demonstrate against the federal government’s Operation Metro Surge, which the Department of Homeland Security says is the largest immigration enforcement of its kind.

Reporters Liz Sawyer and Susan Du will be hosting a live Q&A on Wednesday, Jan. 21, from noon-1 p.m. CST, answering questions related to the ICE operation and the Minnesota Star Tribune’s reporting.

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Court order limited federal agents from arresting, detaining, retaliating against or using force and chemical irritants against peaceful protesters and observers.

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