DOJ sends prosecutor surge to Minnesota for fraud, immigration cases

The Justice Department will send multiple prosecutors to Minnesota to help handle fraud and immigration cases, two federal sources told Fox News.

Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino also confirmed the support of prosecutors in the Twin Cities. The new prosecutors are expected to actively indict cases, including those related to immigration, in line with President Donald Trump’s agenda.

“We have support from prosecutors all across the block here, whether it’s the Department of Justice or the Department of Homeland Security,” Bovino said. “Additional attorneys and prosecutors have been deployed to this area and more are on the way.”

“Anyone who wants to attack a federal officer, beware, we have great prosecutors in Minneapolis,” he continued.

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Bovino said Border Patrol and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations are located in Minneapolis and St. Paul and hundreds of additional federal officers were sent to the Twin Cities, he said.

“I would highly recommend illegal aliens in the area to use the CBP Home app because we have thousands of agents spread out right now. We will be executing this Title 8 mission,” he said.

U.S. Border Patrol Commander. Gregory Bovino, center, and other federal immigration officers stand at a gas station in Columbia Heights, Minn., on Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2026. (Adam Gray/AP Photo)

Federal agents operating in Minneapolis have had to contend with frequent harassment from anti-ICE agitators. But Bovino said their morale was still high, adding that the vast majority of protesters were mostly violent criminals targeted by immigration enforcement.

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U.S. Border Patrol agents stand guard at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 8, 2026. (CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images)

Tensions escalate in Minneapolis Fatal shooting on Wednesday A federal immigration enforcement operation in which 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good was shot and killed by an ICE agent.

Federal officials say Good tried to do this drive your vehicle towards the agents During the encounter, family members and some local leaders disputed this claim. The conflict led to agitators taking to the streets and increased scrutiny of federal enforcement activities in the city, contributing to repeated clashes between demonstrators and federal agents.

City officials said residents have expressed concerns about access to neighborhoods and have received numerous 311 calls requesting the barriers be removed. Memorials created by community members will remain intact, but the city said surrounding streets must remain open to allow emergency access.

A bullet hole is seen in the windshield of a vehicle shot by an ICE agent during federal law enforcement operations in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on January 7, 2026. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey harshly criticized the police presence and actions. federal immigration agents Following the shooting, he told ICE to “get the hell out of Minneapolis” and rejected the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the incident. Frey argued that the city did not want federal agents there and that their presence contributed to the chaos and undermined public safety.