
Local Police Officers as Immigration Agents? — The Era of Invisible Enforcement, 287(g) and the Dual Role of Local Police
On the day tear gas dispersed in Minnesota, two U.S. citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, were killed by federal agents. They were not undocumented immigrants but U.S. citizens who were present at the scene of the crackdown. Good was shot inside a vehicle, and Pretti was shot while filming the scene and shielding a woman who had fallen. Operation Metro Surge, which the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) called “the largest in history,” began in the Twin Cities in December 2025 and spread throughout Minnesota.
