CNN: Metro Surge agents accused of lying to prosecutors
A CNN investigation alleges federal immigration agents assigned to Operation Metro Surge lied to federal prosecutors about enforcement actions in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, potentially undermining criminal and immigration cases.[1]
Prosecutors relied on those agent accounts in building Metro Surge criminal and immigration cases.[1] The allegations come as local officials and residents press authorities over Metro Surge fallout, including Ramsey County's federal lawsuit over the seizure of U.S. citizen Chongly Scott Thao and protests after fatal ICE shootings.[1]
Operation Metro Surge is a federal enforcement effort focused on the Twin Cities; agents' field statements have been a basis for arrests and prosecutions, the CNN investigation found.[1]
If corroborated, the report could trigger reviews of cases tied to Metro Surge and renewed scrutiny of how the Department of Homeland Security and its immigration agents document field activity, the reporting says.[1]
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- CNN investigation alleges federal immigration agents assigned to Operation Metro Surge lied to federal prosecutors about aspects of Twin Cities enforcement actions.
- Minnesota Reformer relays that prosecutors relied on those agent accounts in building Metro Surge criminal and immigration cases in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area.
- The new allegations come amid ongoing Metro Surge fallout in the metro, including Ramsey County’s federal lawsuit against DHS over the seizure of U.S. citizen Chongly Scott Thao and local outcry over fatal ICE shootings.
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