[palmotea]

> Does anyone have a good understanding of the reasoning behind these targeted operations being in places one wouldn't typically associate with the average illegal/undocumented immigrant?

Trump wants Republicans to lose elections, apparently. IIRC, Susan Collins is up for re-election this year in a tough race, and there is a big scandal in Minnesota that would have hurt Democrats (Tim Walz dropped out because of it) until Trump sent ICE. This whole thing is unreasonable from every angle you could possibly look at it.