What’s up with ICE? Mass Deportation & Minnesota with former DHS Deputy Secretary Ken Cuccinelli

In this interview, former Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Ken Cuccinelli addresses the most controversial and consequential domestic law enforcement operation of 2026: Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis. With two U.S. citizens dead and polling showing a dramatic collapse in public support for ICE, this conversation tackles the hard questions about immigration enforcement, constitutional limits, and the future of federal policing in America.

Cuccinelli, who helped architect DHS policy during the first Trump administration and authored the DHS chapter of Project 2025, defends the strategic rationale behind aggressive enforcement tactics while confronting evidence of serious operational questions.

This is a principle-based conversation, not a partisan hit job. We examine whether Operation Metro Surge reflects conservative values of limited government, rule of law, and federalism or if it represents a dangerous expansion of federal power that should concern Americans across the political spectrum.

Join the conversation in the comments:

Did federal agents use appropriate force in the Good and Pretti shootings?
Has Operation Metro Surge made abolishing ICE mainstream?
Should accountability towards ICE agents be higher than it is right now?

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