Federal authorities have arrested more than 1,000 individuals in Minnesota, including alleged murderers, rapists, pedophiles, and gang members. The massive operation coincides with reports that the Trump administration deployed up to 2,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) personnel to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.
Among those apprehended was Liban Ali Osman, a 43-year-old Somali criminal illegal alien who previously received a final order of removal in May 2011 and was convicted of robbery in Columbus, Ohio, with a three-year prison sentence. Another arrestee, Vannaleut Keomany, a 59-year-old Laotian criminal illegal alien, had been sentenced to seven years in prison for two counts of rape in Columbus, Ohio, and carried a final order of removal since December 2009.
Federal agents also detained Por Moua, a 50-year-old Laotian individual convicted of first-degree great bodily harm, sexual intercourse with a child, and false imprisonment in California. Sing Radsmikham, 52, was arrested for fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct using force or coercion in Roseau County, Minnesota, with a final order of removal dating to 2004. Tou Vang, 42, a Laotian national, was charged with first-degree criminal sexual conduct involving children under 13 and had a final order of removal since 2006. Somvang Phrachansiry, a 63-year-old Laotian, faced convictions for third-degree criminal sexual conduct and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon, receiving a final order of removal in 2001.
Javier Bulmaro Turrubiartes, a 49-year-old Mexican criminal alien, was arrested for soliciting children through electronic communication to engage in sexual conduct and previously convicted of hiring or agreeing to hire minors under 16 for prostitution.
The deployment, which began Sunday, is expected to last approximately 30 days and represents one of the largest concentrations of DHS personnel in an American city in recent years. Officials stated that U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commander Gregory Bovino—known for overseeing controversial immigration roundups in Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte, and New Orleans—is scheduled to arrive in Minnesota to lead enforcement efforts alongside hundreds of Border Patrol personnel.
The operation includes several hundred additional Homeland Security Investigations agents, hundreds of ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations officers, and tactical units known as Special Response Teams. A senior law enforcement official described the scale as “extraordinary,” noting that the number of HSI agents deployed to Minneapolis equates roughly to the entire HSI workforce assigned to Arizona. This surge significantly expands federal law enforcement presence in Minnesota amid heightened political and community tensions.
