RAW CLIP — Minnesota Reformer: Work Permit Holders Detained in Metro Surge — fetched 2026-06-07
https://minnesotareformer.com/2026/05/22/metro-surge-work-permits/
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Source: Minnesota Reformer By Madison McVan Published: 2026-05-22
KEY FACTS:
- Reviewing more than 1,100 habeas corpus petitions, the Reformer identified 273 individuals with valid work permits who were arrested during Operation Metro Surge.
- The reporters describe 273 as “almost certainly an undercount” — a floor, not a ceiling.
- Work-permit holders identified included asylum-seekers, refugees, and DACA recipients — i.e., people the federal government had granted permission to live and work in the U.S.
- The FOIA arrest dataset (from the March 31 reporting) contains no legal-status field, so habeas petitions are the best available proxy for the immigration-status profile of arrestees.
VERBATIM QUOTE:
“Under this administration, having a work permit does not matter anymore.” — attorney Karen Bryan