Noem is Out, but the Harm Remains: COPAL, Demands Full Investigation into Operation Metro Surge Abuses

Minneapolis, MN — Following the removal of Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem, Comunidades Organizando el Poder y la Acción Latina (COPAL) warns that a change in personnel does not equal a change in policy.  While the removal follows intense community-led pressure and growing national scrutiny, COPAL maintains that the aggressive immigration enforcement tactics of Operation Metro Surge continue to devastate communities in Minnesota who have yet to see justice or truth.  Operation Metro Surge brought horror to communities […]

FROM MINNESOTA TO SELMA: A HUMAN RIGHTS DELEGATION ON DEMOCRACY

Minneapolis, March 04, 2026 – A delegation of community leaders from Minnesota will be in Selma, Alabama this week to participate in the annual commemoration of Bloody Sunday and to cross the Edmund Pettus Bridge in reflection and solidarity on Sunday, March 8th. The Minnesota delegation is composed of community leaders and organizers from a range of […]

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