When she walked into her first DFL precinct caucus in February, she showed up early because she wasn't sure what to expect. Many believe Operation Metro Surge did just that. Thousands of people protest ICE and Operation Metro Surge by marching through downtown Minneapolis on Jan. 23. Months later, McBurney had attended his first DFL precinct caucus, became a precinct chair and joined his neighborhood association's board. Unlike many forms of political activism, organizers say the response to Metro Surge produced immediate, visible results.