Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey flew to New York City on Thursday to meet with Mayor Zohran Mamdani, as Democratic mayors in blue cities increasingly coordinate their resistance to President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

“Mayors work together,” Frey told reporters before the sit-down. “We’re all operating in the reality business, and the reality is, what just happened with ‘Operation Metro Surge’ is not constitutional, is not okay, and is anti-American.”

The meeting comes as border czar Tom Homan announced that Trump’s immigration surge in Minnesota was ending. Homan said he had “proposed, and President Trump has concurred, that this surge operation conclude,” citing arrests of “public safety threats” in coordination with state officials.

Frey wasn’t buying the spin. “They thought they could break us, but a love for our neighbors and a resolve to endure can outlast an occupation,” he posted on Twitter, celebrating the drawdown.

They thought they could break us, but a love for our neighbors and a resolve to endure can outlast an occupation. These patriots of Minneapolis are showing that it’s not just about resistance — standing with our neighbors is deeply American.

— Mayor Jacob Frey (@MayorFrey) February 12, 2026

The Minneapolis mayor said he wanted to ensure “that what happened in Minneapolis does not happen in other cities”—a warning to Mamdani about what federal immigration operations can look like when they target a city.

Mamdani’s press secretary, Joe Calvello, confirmed the two mayors “discussed their shared values when it comes to keeping our cities safe as well as standing up for our vibrant immigrant communities.”

The optics are clear: progressive mayors are building a network to push back against Trump’s deportation agenda, sharing intelligence on federal tactics and coordinating their public messaging. Frey, fresh off weathering “Operation Metro Surge,” is now the guy with firsthand experience on how these operations play out—and apparently how they end.