February 22, 2026-Cover Story: Operation Metro Surge

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Thirteen months into President Trump’s second term, his administration reports over 700,000 deportations—plus 2.2 million self-deportations. A major flashpoint: Minnesota, with 133,000 illegal immigrants on ICE’s dockets. Counties were releasing accused criminals into the community without notifying ICE. Operation Metro Surge was a 74-day sweep with up to 3,000 agents targeting the “worst of the worst” but also sweeping up many nonviolent illegal immigrants. That sparked massive protests, some violent… drew agitators… and resulted in two deadly shootings. We were on the ground in Minneapolis during the final days of Metro Surge. Today: inside the largest, most controversial illegal immigration crackdown in U.S. history. --------- Full Measure is a weekly Sunday news program focusing on investigative, original and accountability reporting. The host is Sharyl Attkisson, five-time Emmy Award winner and recipient of the Edward R. Murrow award for investigative reporting. She is backed by a team of award winning journalists. Each week, we have a cover story that explores untouchable topics in a fearless way including: immigration, terrorism, government waste, national security and whistleblower reports on government and corporate abuse and misdeeds. Full Measure is broadcast to 43 million households in 79 markets on 162 Sinclair Broadcast Group stations, including ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, CW, MyTV, Univision and Telemundo affiliates. It also streams live Sunday mornings at 9:30 a.m. ET. Read more about us at: http://fullmeasure.news/about Find out where to watch us at: http://fullmeasure.news/about Like us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/FullMeasureNews Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/FullMeasureNews This video and all Sinclair Broadcast Group content archives of local news and sports coverage are available for your use. For more information contact us at [email protected]