Over 3,500 people were detained during Operation Metro Surge. Here’s where they went.

Operation Metro Surge saw over 3,500 people detained, with most of the immigrants sent to Camp East Montana in El Paso, Texas, after being held at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minnesota. Nearly half of those detained were eventually deported, predominantly to Mexico and Ecuador, with only two individuals being sent to Somalia. This operation highlights the complexities and controversies surrounding immigration enforcement, raising questions about the ethical and practical implications of such large-scale detentions and deportations.