Senate Judiciary debates wording, timing for SR21 resolution on ICE 'Operation Metro'

Senate Judiciary members spent early floor time on SR21, a resolution addressing ICE actions tied to 'Operation Metro.' The chair read the resolution into the record and asked senators whether they wanted testimony; most indicated they did not. Sarah Bogoski, a cosponsor, said she would attempt to update victim counts and had seen at least eight affected individuals in recent weeks.

Members debated a proposed insertion recommended by Senator Brock to add a phrase asserting that, "based on initial and substantial evidence," the Senate unequivocally condemns the conduct described in the resolution. Some senators favored the added phrase as a way to show a unified front while noting the committee remains in the fact‑gathering stage; others cautioned about the precision of language while investigations continue.

The chair said he wanted to move the resolution quickly, before developments (such as changes to ICE deployments in Minneapolis) might make the matter moot. No final vote on SR21 was recorded in the session; the committee planned to circulate editing changes and consider voting later the same day.