The Trump Administration is aggressively removing dangerous criminal illegal aliens from Minnesota's communities - predators that Radical Left Democrats insiston providing safe harbor.

A stark example: Last week, ICE apprehended Esdras Aaron Rodriguez-Hernandez, a Guatemalan national and accused domestic abuser, in a case that exposes the dangerous stupidity of Minnesota's "sanctuary" policies - and the self-inflicted necessity of Operation Metro Surge.

In 2024, Rodriguez-Hernandez was arrested and charged with domestic assault (intentionally inflicting or attempting to inflict bodily harm on a family member) and released without bail. A warrant was issued after he didn't show up for court, and he evaded justice for nearly a year.

In November, he was arrested on the warrant and booked into the Hennepin County Jail, only to be released the next day on a $100 bail. After a radical prosecutor downgraded the charge, he was granted a stay of adjudication and set free once again.

At every step, local officials in the "sanctuary" jurisdiction failed to notify ICE of his custody - forcing federal agents to expend significant resources tracking him down and putting Minnesotans at unnecessary risk.

Rodriguez-Hernandez now awaits deportation, joining a long list of criminal illegal alien thugs the Trump Administration has removed from Minnesota's streets - often with zero help from leaders who prioritize criminals over citizens.

Minnesota's "sanctuary" policies are a deliberate choice to put criminal illegals ahead of Americans' safety. But the Trump Administration will not relent in targeting the worst of the worst and putting American citizens - not violent criminals - first.