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Operation Metro Surge

Tipis now stand at Mni Owe Sni (Coldwater Spring) near the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building where a peaceful prayer camp is set up by Dakota, Lakota, and allied Indigenous relatives in Minneapolis, on February 14, 2026. On Thursday, U.S. Border Czar Tom Homan announces in a press conference that the Trump administration ends ''Operation Metro Surge'' in the Twin Cities and rural Minnesota. (Photo by Jason Whitman/NurPhoto)

Photo ID	#13322824
Date Taken	14 February 2026
Location	N/A
Photographer	Jason Whitman/NurPhoto
Category	Social Issue
Copyright	© 2026 NurPhoto - Jason Whitman/NurPhoto

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