Vance said the action was to ensure Minnesota was “a good steward of the American people’s tax money”. The Trump administration has aggressively targeted Minnesota after a fraud scandal involving the state’s social service programs. Federal prosecutors estimate as much as $9bn has been stolen across schemes linked to the state’s Somali population. Dozens of people were charged with fraud in 2022 during the Biden administration.
In recent months the Trump administration has sent thousands of federal immigration agents to Minneapolis, resulting in the deaths of two US citizens and widespread protests.
How have Democrats responded? “This has nothing to do with fraud,” Tim Walz, the Minnesota governor, said on X. “The agents Trump allegedly sent to investigate fraud are shooting protesters and arresting children. His DoJ is gutting the US Attorney’s Office and crippling their ability to prosecute fraud. And every week Trump pardons another fraudster.”
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