Senator Josh Hawley, a Missouri Republican, warned Wednesday that the situation in Minnesota “just isn’t safe” telling Punchbowl News the immigration crackdown as presently carried out endangers everyone, including bystanders and law enforcement. What To KnowHawley, who has generally backed ICE operations, told Punchbowl News: “We’re at a situation where this just isn’t safe. What People Are SayingSenator Eric Schmitt, a Missouri Republican, said in an X post on Tuesday: “Democrats are fully bought in on their open border agenda. Senator Cory Booker, a New Jersey Democrat, wrote in an X post: "ICE operations in Minnesota must end immediately. The Department of Homeland Security said in an X post on January 27: "Operation Metro Surge continues to remove criminal illegal aliens from the neighborhoods of Minnesota.