Most of the 4,000 people that the Department of Homeland Security says they’ve arrested since the start of Operation Metro Surge are taken to the Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis.
Some go out of state, and the rest go to a handful of Minnesota county jails that have agreements with the federal authorities.
The Crow Wing County Jail started accepting ICE detainees in November 2025. The county sheriff, Eric Klang, says that oftentimes, they’re brought in a few at a time…