Temperature check by voters in Minnesota

NPR | By Dana Ferguson

Published February 7, 2026 at 5:17 PM EST

In the first electoral temperature check in Minnesota since President Trump launched Operation Metro Surge to ramp up immigration enforcement in the state, voters had a lot to say.

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