Minneapolis: Border Patrol SRT Officer at Whipple Building

US Border Patrol SRT officers in tactical gear at the Whipple Building in Minneapolis on January 16, 2026.
US Border Patrol SRT officers in tactical gear at the Whipple Building in Minneapolis on January 16, 2026.

Federal agents, including a US Border Patrol SRT officer, are seen in tactical gear outside the Whipple Building in Minneapolis on January 16, 2026. The Whipple Building, a federal building, has been used as a ICE detention center and a home base for the thousands of agents in town during "Operation Metro Surge". Find more photos like this on my Operation Metro Surge: Ice in Minneapolis page.

Photo taken in January 2026.

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