Federal agents just swept through Minnesota with a mission to clean house, arresting over 400 unauthorized migrants with criminal records in a bold operation.
In a stunning crackdown dubbed Operation Metro Surge, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) targeted some of the most dangerous offenders among unauthorized migrants, prompted by what officials call lenient state and local sanctuary policies.
Among those apprehended were individuals convicted of heinous acts—think pedophilia, rape, and violent assaults—who had somehow slipped through the cracks of Minnesota’s justice system.
The DHS made it clear: this operation wasn’t just a random raid; it was a direct response to sanctuary policies that, in their view, have tied law enforcement’s hands.
Take Ban Du La Sein, a 47-year-old from Burma, convicted of third-degree criminal sexual conduct with force in Nobles County, who’s had a removal order since 2014 but remained in the state.
Then there’s Por Moua, a 50-year-old from Laos, with a rap sheet including first-degree great bodily harm and sexual crimes against a child, lingering under a removal order since 2000.
Other names on the list are just as troubling—Vannaleut Keomany, a 59-year-old from Laos, convicted of two counts of rape in Ohio, and Sing Radsmikham, also from Laos, guilty of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct in Roseau County.
From Somalia, Liban Ali Osman, 43, convicted of robbery, and Tou Vang, 42, from Laos, found guilty of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a child under 13, were also nabbed.
The list goes on with Javier Bulmaro Turrubiartes from Mexico, convicted of soliciting children for sexual conduct, and Angel Edwin Quiquintuna Capuz from Ecuador, tied to robbery and assaulting a police officer.
DHS didn’t hold back in pointing fingers, with Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin stating, “ICE law enforcement officers have arrested more than 400 illegal aliens, including pedophiles, rapists, and violent thugs since Operation Metro Surge began.”
Let’s unpack that—while the operation’s success is undeniable, it begs the question: why were these individuals, with final removal orders dating back decades, still walking Minnesota’s streets?
McLaughlin also aimed at state leadership, saying, “Tim Walz and Jacob Frey failed to protect the people of Minnesota. They let these monsters and child predators roam free.”
She didn’t stop there, adding, “Thanks to our brave law enforcement, Minnesota is safer with these thugs off its streets.” While her words sting, they highlight a real frustration with policies that seem to prioritize ideology over public safety.
With DHS rolling out an interactive database to track criminal alien removals under the Trump administration, transparency is clearly the goal—perhaps a subtle jab at Minnesota’s leadership to step up or step aside.
