The number of ICE agents operating in Minnesota is expected to increase, even as state and city leaders attempt to stop the escalation through legal action.

Trump admin tells Gov. Tim Walz and Mayor Jacob Frey to honor ICE detainers for more than 1,300 criminal illegal immigrants held in Minnesota, after allegedly releasing hundreds back on to the streets.

Federal immigration operations that have swept the Twin Cities metro over the past week continues to reach out to other cities in Minnesota, with reports in recent days confirming ICE and Border Patrol presence in St. Cloud, Rochester, Mankato, Willmar, and Detroit Lakes.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) acting Director Joe Lyons on Monday downplayed Minnesota’s lawsuit to block the statewide surge of federal immigration enforcement

In a statement Tuesday, DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin accused Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey of refusing to cooperate with ICE enforcement.

The loved one is 32-year-old Hani Duglof, who is now being treated at M Health Fairview Southdale Hospital while still in ICE custody, after his family says he could not safely remain in a detention facility.

The state of Minnesota, along with the cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, are suing Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and other federal officials in an effort to stop the surge of federal law enforcement officials coming into the state.

ICE agent Jonathan Ross thanked supporters after the GiveSendGo fundraiser raised over $203,000 as of Monday evening.

A contract justification published in a federal register on Tuesday says that 31 ICE vehicles operating in the Twin Cities area “lack the necessary emergency lights and sirens” to be “compliant.”