On the last night of the year, federal agents quietly executed a targeted operation in Minneapolis that culminated in the arrest of Mahad Abdulkadir Yusuf. A man described by authorities as a convicted sex offender who had eluded federal custody for years. What might have been a routine enforcement action became, instead. A defining moment in an ongoing struggle over sanctuary policies, community trust, and the role of federal law enforcement in American…On the last night of the year, federal agents quietly executed a targeted operation in Minneapolis that culminated in the arrest of Mahad Abdulkadir Yusuf.
A man described by authorities as a convicted sex offender who had eluded federal custody for years. What might have been a routine enforcement action became, instead.