From Alpha News
A watchdog group is asking U.S. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth to review Gov. Tim Walz’s response to the federal government’s recent immigration enforcement efforts in Minnesota and determine any “military-related punishment that should be administered.”
In January, Walz was among several Minnesota officials who were subpoenaed by the U.S. Department of Justice as part of an investigation into whether he obstructed immigration enforcement efforts that were being conducted by the federal government in Minnesota.
That immigration enforcement effort, known as Operation Metro Surge, unfolded in late 2025 and early 2026. Operation Metro Surge received national attention as federal agents worked to arrest illegal aliens, and Minnesota residents tried to obstruct those operations.
During the operation, Democrats lambasted ICE, called for the federal agency to leave the state, and engaged in anti-ICE demonstrations. Walz was among the Democrats who was highly critical of ICE, the federal government, and the operations taking place.
In an address to Minnesota in January, Walz described ICE agents as “undertrained,” and said they were “pulling over people indiscriminately,” “kidnapping innocent people with no warning and no due process,” and “dragging pregnant women down the street.”
During that address, Walz described Operation Metro Surge as “a campaign of organized brutality against the people of Minnesota by our own federal government,” and encouraged Minnesotans to “create a database” of ICE actions for future prosecution.
Days after that speech, the Associated Press reported that Walz was subpoenaed in connection to a federal investigation into whether the governor and other Minnesota officials obstructed Operation Metro Surge via public statements they made.
Now, a national watchdog group called the Center to Advance Security in America (CASA) is asking the U.S. Department of War (DOW) to take action.