Minneapolis Police Racked Up Millions In Overtime In Less Than 2 Weeks During Immigration Enforcement Surge

CBS Minnesota

January 28, 2026

Minneapolis police officers worked $3 million in overtime in just 12 days during Operation Metro Surge, the federal immigration enforcement operation that has sent 3,000 agents to Minnesota.

From Jan. 7 — the day an ICE officer shot and killed Renee Good in Minneapolis — to Jan. 9, officers worked a cumulative 3,000 extra hours for which they are paid at 1.5 times the rate of their regular wage, according to court documents. The estimated overtime cost for the four-day period after that shooting was $2 million.

But by Jan. 18, the overtime costs for the department climbed to $3 million, a city spokesperson told WCCO News. That's before Minneapolis police responded to the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by a Border Patrol agent this past weekend, so overtime is likely to increase. That data is not available yet.

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