Why Congress Must Change Appropriations to DHS: A Minnesota Perspective
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Date: March 16, 2026
Country: United States of America
Type: Report
Issues: Accountability , Migrant Rights
Country: United States of America
Type: Report
Issues: Accountability , Migrant Rights
Starting in November 2025, Minnesota has become the latest city targeted by federal law enforcement.
The Trump administration co-opted massive numbers of federal law enforcement agents to engage in
immigration enforcement. On January 9, 2026, DHS announced Operation PARRIS. While DHS attempted to justify this as
necessary to identify fraud in refugee cases, the agency used it as a license to arrest, detain, and transfer
out of Minnesota more than 100 lawful refugees within hours. This policy brief outlines the harms perpetrated against Minnesota, and lays out how Congress must hold DHS accountable
