# EO 26-05 — Governor's Council on Recording the Truth of Operation Metro Surge and PARRIS **Type**: Antecedent (Executive Order) | **Decade**: 18 (2010s–2026) | **Status**: STUB — Task 18 2026-06-14 ## Key Facts - **Signed**: March 25, 2026 by Gov. Tim Walz - **Full name**: Governor's Council on Recording the Truth of Operation Metro Surge and Operation PARRIS on Minnesotans - **Member announcement**: June 1, 2026 - **Preliminary report due**: October 31, 2026 (four days before Election Day November 3, 2026) - **Final report due**: December 1, 2026 (to Governor, legislative leaders, and congressional delegation) - **EO expires**: January 4, 2027 — the day Walz's term ends - **Official URL**: https://mn.gov/governor/assets/Executive%20Order%2026-05_tcm1055-735580.pdf ## Composition (per EO) | Seat | Holder (June 1, 2026) | Status | |------|----------------------|--------| | Chair | Hon. Peter Cahill (ret. Hennepin judge; presided over Chauvin trial) | Filled — direct recruitment | | Vice-Chair | AHR appointee (by right per EO ¶4) | **VACANT** as of June 7, 2026 | | ACLU-MN seat | ACLU-MN appointee | **VACANT** as of June 7, 2026 | | Members #1–12 | 12 Governor open-appointment members | All 12 from DFL-aligned ecosystem | ## WTFisms 1. **Conclusion pre-declared**: EO preamble language — "violent, cruel, inhumane, and deeply disturbing actions of federal immigration agents" — states the finding before the Council has collected a single story. The Council is chartered to document a conclusion the charter already states. 2. **AHR dual role**: Per EO ¶4: "The state of Minnesota has entered into an agreement with the Advocates for Human Rights" — AHR is the paid implementing partner for story collection AND holds the vice-chairmanship by right. Same organization: evidence-gatherer and governance participant. 3. **Pre-election timing**: Preliminary report due October 31, 2026 = four days before Election Day (MN governor's race, November 3, 2026). EO expires January 4, 2027 = day Walz's term ends. 4. **Selection**: 150 applicants; Chair Cahill directly recruited (did not apply); Obregon applied 12 days before announcement (past deadline); all 12 governor-appointed members pre-committed on the operations on available public record (except Cahill and Roger New). ## Story Collection - Portal: https://www.theadvocatesforhumanrights.org/MNTruthCouncil - Carve-out per EO ¶8: Council "will not engage in reporting around the shootings of Renee Good, Julio Cesar Sosa-Celis, or Alex Pretti" - No law enforcement powers; "not a court… no power to prosecute, convict, or impose penalties" ## Cross-Links - `Wikiparency - MN/MN_DFL_Complicity/Minnesota_Brand_Truth/MN Immigration Truth Council/MN_Truth_Council_HUB.md` (primary dossier — full roster, network map, comparative baseline) - [[Architects/Walz_Tim_Gov]] - [[EO_19-01_One_MN_Council]] (stub needed — Walz's EO pattern) #Acts_Amendments_and_Antecedents