The Minnesota crackdown intensified last week as federal authorities arrested more than 1,000 individuals in what officials described as a massive enforcement operation targeting violent crime and fraud. The arrests followed a surge of federal agents into the state amid ongoing investigations into widespread fraud schemes and public safety threats.
Assistant Homeland Security Secretary Tricia McLaughlin told Fox News Digital that since the Department of Homeland Security surged agents to Minnesota, it “has already made more than 1,000 arrests of murderers, rapists, pedophiles, and gang members.” DHS confirmed the operation focused on identifying and removing individuals with serious criminal records, many of whom had long-standing final orders of removal.
Among those arrested was Liban Ali Osman, a 43-year-old Somali criminal illegal alien convicted of robbery in Columbus, Ohio, who has had a final order of removal since May 17, 2011. DHS also arrested multiple individuals from Laos with convictions ranging from rape to sexual crimes involving children, including Tou Vang, convicted of first-degree criminal sexual conduct with a child under 13, and Sing Radsmikham, convicted of fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct using force or coercion.
Federal authorities also detained Javier Bulmaro Turrubiartes, a criminal alien from Mexico previously convicted of hiring or agreeing to hire a child under 16 for prostitution. DHS stated the arrests were part of a broader effort to address fraud and violent crime that has placed Minnesota under national scrutiny.
McLaughlin confirmed that “DHS has surged law enforcement” to the Twin Cities area as part of a 30-day operation. Homeland Security previously announced the effort aimed to “identify, arrest, and remove criminals who are defrauding the American people.”
