A video that has been making the rounds shows a Somali woman weeping and accusing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents of hate crimes after she was detained in downtown Minneapolis, a distressing scene that has been seized on by activists and national media. Family members say the woman was released only after her husband produced a passport card, and community groups have reported multiple similar complaints since the federal operation began.
The detentions took place as part of a large ICE enforcement effort dubbed “Operation Metro Surge,” which the federal government launched in early December 2025 targeting the Twin Cities and, according to officials, focusing on individuals with serious criminal convictions. Local leaders reacted with alarm, and Minnesota’s attorney general and city officials have filed suit to try to halt or constrain the surge.
Let’s call this what it is: immigration enforcement isn’t supposed to be polite and it isn’t supposed to be politically groomed. Conservatives understand that a sovereign nation has the duty to secure its borders and remove dangerous people; that doesn’t mean agents get a blank check to break the law, but neither should politicians or media outlets automatically side with anyone who cries when federal law enforcement shows up.
At the same time, the allegations from the Somali community are serious and cannot be waved away as mere theater. Community groups and media reports say U.S. citizens and lawful residents were among those briefly detained and that relatives accused agents of mocking hijabs and touching detainees inappropriately — claims that, if true, demand independent investigation and accountability.
What rankles most is the double standard in our national conversation: Democrats and much of the press rush to moral outrage while reflexively defending anyone who claims victimhood, yet they spend little breath defending the rights of law-abiding Americans who want safe streets and functioning immigration control. Lawsuits from state officials and city halls that attempt to block enforcement because it’s politically inconvenient only encourage chaos and send the wrong message to those who follow the law.
Americans of every background deserve both security and justice — that means transparent probes into every credible claim of misconduct and unequivocal support for officers who operate within the law. Conservatives will demand both: protect our communities by enforcing the laws, and if misconduct occurred, prosecute it fully so that justice is blind, equal, and unmistakably American.
