ICE announces arrests in Minneapolis of alleged sex offenders and drug traffickers

True

Evidence from credible sources supports the statement as accurate. Learn more in Methodology.

Interesting: 0/0 • Support: 0/0Log in to vote

enforcement

ICE publicly announced and carried out arrests in Minneapolis described as involving criminal illegal aliens, including individuals characterized as rapists, pedophiles, and drug traffickers.

Source summary

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced arrests in Minneapolis on January 7, 2026, naming multiple individuals it described as "the worst of the worst," including people alleged or convicted of sexual assault, child sexual assault, drug trafficking, identity theft and other crimes. Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin praised the arrests and said they were part of Operation Metro Surge, under which DHS says more than 1,500 people have been arrested across Minnesota. The release lists named detainees and their home countries and summarizes the crimes for which they were convicted or charged.

View original article →

Latest fact check

Evidence from the Department of Homeland Security and independent news coverage confirms that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out and publicly announced arrests in Minneapolis as part of Operation Metro Surge, describing those arrested as criminal illegal aliens, including rapists, pedophiles, and drug traffickers. The DHS press release dated Jan. 8, 2026 explicitly states that ICE "announced arrests in Minneapolis" of "criminal illegal aliens including rapists, pedophiles, and drug traffickers," and lists arrestees with convictions for sexual assault of minors and drug trafficking offenses.

The verdict is True because official DHS/ICE communications and corroborating reports show that ICE did in fact announce such Minneapolis arrests and characterized the arrestees in the manner described in the claim.

Sources

Timeline

Update · Jan 09, 2026, 04:55 AMTrue
Evidence from the Department of Homeland Security and independent news coverage confirms that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) carried out and publicly announced arrests in Minneapolis as part of Operation Metro Surge, describing those arrested as criminal illegal aliens, including rapists, pedophiles, and drug traffickers. The DHS press release dated Jan. 8, 2026 explicitly states that ICE "announced arrests in Minneapolis" of "criminal illegal aliens including rapists, pedophiles, and drug traffickers," and lists arrestees with convictions for sexual assault of minors and drug trafficking offenses. The verdict is True because official DHS/ICE communications and corroborating reports show that ICE did in fact announce such Minneapolis arrests and characterized the arrestees in the manner described in the claim.
Original article · Jan 08, 2026
View article

Comments

Only logged-in users can comment.

Loading…