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Back to EpisodesMinneapolis estimates Operation Metro Surge cost the city $700 million
Published 22 hours ago
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Minneapolis officials released updated numbers Wednesday on how much the surge in federal immigration officials cost the city.
City officials say there was nearly $700 million dollars in damage between December 2025 through April 2026. That total includes revenue businesses lost, wages workers lost and money the city spent responding to the surge.
MPR News reporter Estelle Timar-Wilcox joined MPR News host Nina Moini with details from a briefing on the report.