ICE Operations

3 operations tracked · Active

Through 2025 and 2026 the administration ran a series of named federal immigration enforcement surges in specific cities, each generating its own cluster of litigation over the tactics used, the conditions in the facilities they filled, and clashes with local sanctuary laws. This page is the overview; each operation has its own page with the full record. The military-deployment fights that ran alongside several of these operations are tracked separately under National Guard Deployments, because they turn on a different body of law. Related nationwide threads are tracked under Warrantless Immigration Arrests and Immigration Detention Conditions.

Minnesota — Metro Surge

Minnesota v. Noem

0:26-cv-00190 · D. Minn. · 2026-01-12

Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul challenged the deployment of federal immigration agents under Operation Metro Surge as unlawful. It is one of roughly ten proceedings from that operation. Full record on the Minnesota, Operation Metro Surge page.

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Los Angeles — At Large

Vasquez Perdomo v. Noem

2:25-cv-05605 · C.D. Cal. · 2025-06-20

A class action challenging suspicionless stops and arrests during the June 2025 Los Angeles raids under Operation at Large. Full record on the Los Angeles, Operation at Large page.

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Chicago — Midway Blitz

Illinois v. Department of Homeland Security

1:26-cv-00321 · N.D. Ill. · 2026-01-12

Illinois challenged the tactics of Operation Midway Blitz, including militarized personnel in civil immigration enforcement, under the Administrative Procedure Act. Full record on the Chicago, Operation Midway Blitz page.

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