Federal Agents Stage SUVs Near Uptown Minneapolis Restaurant

Federal agents stand by an SUV on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge.
Federal agents stand by an SUV on Hennepin Avenue in Minneapolis during Operation Metro Surge.

A Border Patrol Tactical Unit (BORTAC) officer outside a restauraunt on Lake Street in Uptown Minneapolis. BORTAC agents were deployed to the restauraunt after off duty ICE agents were reported to be eating inside when a large crowd gathered inside. The Vice President of the United States JD Vance said they were sent in get the agents out. Find more photos like this on my Operation Metro Surge: Ice in Minneapolis page.

Taken January 2026

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