Operation Metro Surge drained $610 million from Minnesota's economy, filing says
Summary
Operation Metro Surge was an immigration enforcement effort that ended about two months ago in Minnesota. A recent court filing says the operation caused big financial losses, disrupted daily life, and forced local police to work extra hours in Minneapolis and St. Paul.Key Facts
- Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison and the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul filed an amended lawsuit about the operation’s costs.
- The operation caused a total estimated loss of $610 million in business for both cities: over $440 million in Minneapolis and about $165 million in St. Paul.
- About $240 million in wages were lost because many people did not go to work after encounters with federal agents.
- Minneapolis police worked 500 extra shifts and canceled 1,000 vacation days during the surge.
- Minneapolis police spent over $6 million on overtime from January to March, and St. Paul police spent nearly $5 million from November to February related to immigration enforcement.
- The operation caused canceled conventions, affecting the Minneapolis Convention Center’s income used for city services.
- Many people avoided urgent medical care after contact with federal agents; in Minneapolis, 66% skipped needed hospital care.
- City leaders argue that local taxpayers should not bear the financial burden caused by the federal operation.
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