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President Donald Trump’s administration is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia, ordering thousands of Somali migrants to leave the United States by March 17, including hundreds currently living in Minnesota.

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the designation no longer meets the statutory requirements under federal law.

Noem emphasized that TPS was never intended to be permanent.

“Temporary means temporary,” Noem told Fox News.

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The State Department is freezing all immigration from Somalia after an internal investigation found that the “vast majority of Somali migrants take welfare once present in the United States,” the Daily Caller has learned exclusively.

The freeze is expected to remain in place while the State Department reassesses immigration processing procedures. The effort is meant to “prevent the entry of foreign nationals who would become a public charge on the American people,” the State Department shared with the Caller.

The State Department will freeze immigration from approximately 75 countries, including Somalia, on Jan. 21.

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Iman Osman, a native of Somalia and recent addition to the Lewiston City Council, has resigned from his position representing Ward 5 just days after being sworn into office. The resignation comes in the wake of a felony indictment related to firearm theft and an ongoing investigation into his residency status within the district.

Osman, who also leads the Lewiston Auburn Youth Network, a nonprofit organization, submitted his resignation less than 72 hours after taking office on January 5.

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Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson on Sept. 18, 2025, when he announced that eight people federally charged for allegedly billing for services they didn’t provide through the Minnesota’s Housing Stabilization Services. (Photo by Michelle Griffith/Minnesota Reformer)

The career prosecutor overseeing the sprawling federal investigation into social program fraud in Minnesota resigned abruptly this week.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joseph H. Thompson was one of at least six senior lawyers to leave the office of the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota on Tuesday, according to the New York Times and other outlets.

Thompson was the top lieutenant of Daniel N. Rosen, an appointee of President Donald Trump. He served as the acting U.S. Attorney for Minnesota last year before Rosen’s confirmation.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is joining Democratic colleagues for a press conference on Wednesday morning in a new effort to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.

The press conference in Washington is set to begin at 11 a.m. Rep. Robin Kelly (D-IL) is introducing articles of impeachment against Noem, and will be joined by Omar, as well as Reps. Maxine Dexter (D-OR) and Nydia Velázquez (D-NY).

The impeachment effort was sparked by the Department of Homeland Security’s response to the killing of Renee Good last week in Minneapolis by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer.

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Happy Tuesday, dear Kruiser Morning Briefing friends. (In preparation for a whirlwind book tour, the Sine Qua Non Sequitur is spending a few weeks sniffing turmeric.)

So many unsavory characters in the Democratic Party to mock, so little time.

Despite being very well-traveled in the United States thanks to stand-up, I have only been to Minnesota once. That trip was just for a weekend and happened almost 15 years ago. I can think of one person I’ve known personally who was born there. The state isn’t really putting itself out there to earn my trust.

What I do know about Minnesota is that it’s cold and full of people who do things that I don’t like. Almost five years ago, I wrote that the United States should look into getting rid of Minnesota. I think we can all agree that my advice should have been heeded.

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These are the best liberal media stories. The ones where the publication unintentionally exposes the opposite of what they’re trying to argue. Of course, The New York Times wanted to drum up some narrative about the Trump administration’s struggles with the courts. The funny part is a) Trump knew this beforehand, which is why his legal team is prepared to appeal all the things, and b) it showed that the lower courts are stacked with illiberal radicals, some of whom think they are the executive.

Twitchy had it first yesterday, and, well, have a laugh:

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It’s the perfect segue to a PR analysis of Gov. Tim Walz (D-Minn.), who went from a 2028 presidential frontrunner to political roadkill over the last 10 months. As recently as early March, mainstream media outlets like The New Yorker published such fawning fluff-pieces as “Tim Walz Might Run for President in 2028 If You Ask Him Nicely.”

After all, with the Dems reeling from the 2024 elections and the abandonment of the white, hetero male vote, for a very brief moment, Walz seemed like the perfect solution: He was, technically speaking, a white, hetero man — but he was effeminate and nonthreatening enough to “pass.”

He coached football! He shot guns! He had male-pattern baldness!

 

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This week, Tim Walz announced that he will not pursue re-election as Minnesota’s governor. After six years in office (including a failed 2024 vice-presidential run alongside Kamala Harris), Walz is stepping away from a state drowning in scandal. The timing is no coincidence.

Under Walz’s watch, Minnesota became ground zero for massive, systemic fraud in welfare and assistance programs. An estimated $9 billion in taxpayer funds — nearly equal to Somalia’s entire GDP — was stolen through fraudulent daycare centers, child nutrition programs, and pandemic relief schemes. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott called Minnesota’s childcare program an “epic failure,” noting that Minnesota’s improper-payment rate is 11 percent compared to Texas’s 0.43 percent.

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer demanded Walz account for the fraud and consider resignation. Nearly 500 Minnesota Department of Human Services (DHS) staffers accused Walz of ignoring warnings and retaliating against whistleblowers. The U.S. Treasury is investigating whether stolen funds were funneled to Islamic terror group Al-Shabaab through hawala networks.

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Vice President JD Vance has just announced that the Trump administration is launching a new federal task force aimed at cracking down on widespread Somali-led fraud targeting American taxpayers.

On Thursday, Vance said the Department of Justice (DOJ) will create a new associate attorney general position dedicated specifically to fraud enforcement.

The effort is building on what Vance described as an already aggressive response by federal authorities.

According to Vance, the DOJ has issued roughly 1,500 subpoenas and brought more than 100 indictments tied to fraud investigations so far.

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If you are struggling to make ends meet, so much so you rely on government assistance, there should not be extra funds for you to wire out of the country. And if you do have extra funds, “you’re either getting too much or you’re part of” a “conspiracy.”

Sec. Scott Bessent says that the federal government will be banning people from wiring money outside the country if they rely on government assistance. He claims this has become a priority after Somali fraudsters were caught doing just that.

According to Bessent, the government’s “generosity has been taken advantage of.” Those funds were never meant to fund foreign nationals, and there are tons more Americans, including veterans and single mothers, who would benefit from those funds. It’s about time someone in power acknowledged this problem because it needed to end yesterday.

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The man accused of planting pipe bombs outside the Democratic and Republican parties’ headquarters five years ago pleaded not guilty in a court appearance on Friday.

Brian J. Cole, Jr was arrested by the FBI at his home in Virginia in early December, and faces two counts of transporting and attempting to use explosives.

The suspect was indicted on federal charges this week, FOX 5 reported.

He allegedly admitted to planting the bombs, which failed to detonate, in downtown Washington, D.C. on the eve of the Jan.6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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A federal judge in New York blocked the Trump administration from freezing $10 billion in funding for childcare and other social services in five Democrat-led states despite recent revelations of massive fraud perpetrated through fake money laundering daycare operations. 

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) explained that it was pausing the funding because it had “reason to believe” those states were funneling money to people living in the U.S. illegally.

Biden-appointed U.S. District Judge Arun Subramanian said the five states — Minnesota, California, Colorado, Illinois, and New York — had met a legal threshold “to protect the status quo” for 14 days while arguments are made in court.

“Federal district court judge rules taxpayers must fund infinite refugee daycare scams,” White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller noted

“This is not a legitimate system. This is not democracy,” he declared. 

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Fraud is not isolated nor an anomaly in Minnesota, but part of a longstanding pattern, state lawmakers will tell a congressional panel Wednesday, as they detail interactions with whistleblowers.

Members of the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee will testify to the U.S. House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. The Daily Signal reviewed their prepared opening remarks.

The congressional hearing comes two days after Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, who was the 2024 Democrat vice presidential nominee, dropped his bid for a third term as governor, as he faced increased scrutiny over questions of widespread fraud in the state.

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It’s becoming increasingly clear why Tim Walz dropped out of the Minnesota Governor’s race. The news about the massive fraud that took place in the state on his watch gets worse by the minute. As Townhall reported earlier, Walz’s malfeasance means actual disabled children, adults, and their families will suffer while the reputable care centers that serve them are forced to close.

The DOJ has not only opened up a criminal investigation into Walz, but now Minnesota’s Legislative Auditor has just dropped a damning bombshell into Walz’s lap. According to a report by the auditor, the Minnesota DHS — under Walz’s tenure — had almost zero internal controls and oversight as it awarded more than $400 million in grants.

To make matters worse, it appears DHS also fabricated records.

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U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has introduced a program offering financial rewards to individuals who provide information on fraud in Minnesota’s government benefits programs.

The announcement aims to encourage whistleblowers to share details that could assist ongoing investigations into the misuse of public funds. This initiative is part of broader efforts by the federal government to address financial irregularities in the state.

“We are going to offer whistleblower payments to anyone who wants to tell us the who, what, when, where and how this fraud has been done,” Bessent told Fox News.

The update comes as the administration has surged federal resources to the state to crack down on fraud and illegal immigration. Rewards are intended to cover information related to various aspects of the fraud, including participants, methods, and timelines.

Federal authorities have indicated that such incentives have proven effective in similar cases by prompting individuals to come forward with evidence that might otherwise remain undisclosed.

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Nick Shirley, a 23-year-old conservative YouTuber and independent journalist, gained national attention in late December 2025 after posting a viral 43-minute video titled, “I Investigated Minnesota’s Billion Dollar Fraud Scandal,” in which he visited several Minneapolis childcare centers — primarily Somali-run — and claimed they were empty or inactive despite receiving millions in federal and state government funding.

Shirley’s footage showed locked doors, blacked out windows, and no visible children during his visits despite public payment records, sparking national scrutiny, federal investigations by the FBI and DHS, a temporary freeze on childcare funding to Minnesota (and briefly nationwide), and political fallout — most notably Gov. Tim Walz (D) dropping his re-election bid.

On yesterday’s episode of “The Glenn Beck Program,” Shirley told Glenn that the Minnesota day-care fraud he exposed doesn’t even scratch the surface. If we want to see how deep the corruption really goes, there are several people who absolutely must be investigated.

 

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“The scale and frequency of fraud in Minnesota is staggering, but I fear just the tip of the iceberg.”

Representative Ilhan Omar has been accused of attempting to secure a $1 million earmark in a congressional spending bill for a Somali-led addiction recovery organization that shares an address with a Somali restaurant.

On Monday, lawmakers unveiled a new spending package totaling at least $174 billion. Iowa Senator Joni Ernst said her office found that Omar had earmarked $1,031,000 through the Department of Justice for an organization called Generation Hope MN. The earmark was included alongside funding requests co-led by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith of Minnesota.

Ernst told Fox News that the earmark was presented as funding for a substance abuse clinic, but her office determined the organization was housed in a restaurant and run by three individuals who share the same residential address.

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At a march held by dozens of supporters of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol, which included pardoned rioters, a brawl erupted after a counter-protester used a bullhorn to interrupt speeches. One attendee tried to wrestle the bullhorn out of the protester’s hands while she called those present “traitors”. Eventually, she was handcuffed by the police.

Many of those at today’s march, including Enrique Tarrio – the former Proud Boys leader who was convicted and later pardoned for his role in the January 6 insurrection – said that they were there to protest against the death of Ashli Babbitt, a rioter who was killed by Capitol police on the day of the attack.

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A Somali-born Democrat politician and daycare owner in Minnesota is returning to electoral politics even as the state’s childcare sector faces a sprawling fraud scandal that has drawn national scrutiny and could total billions of dollars.

Abdi Daisane, a Democrat, announced on Christmas Eve that he plans to run for the state Legislature again in 2026.

The announcement comes two years after he lost a race to a Republican incumbent.

Daisane previously ran unsuccessfully for the St. Cloud City Council in 2016.

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Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s (R) office downplayed the significance of alleged Somali fraud occurring in the state, equating massive amounts of fraud to stores dealing with shoplifting.

While DeWine has indicated that the state “has strong safeguards in place to prevent fraud in the state’s publicly funded childcare system,” Dan Tierney, a spokesman for DeWine, used grocery stores as an example to point out that getting fraud as “close to zero as possible” would likely never happen, according to Cleveland.com.

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Democrats and the corporate media rushed to defend Somalis throughout the end of 2025 as reports emerged that they committed widespread fraud in Minnesota.

Federal prosecutors charged dozens of Somalis with stealing over $9 billion of taxpayer money intended for social services, including the nonprofit Feeding Our Future.

As more details have emerged about their fraudulent actions, Democrats accused President Donald Trump and conservatives of using Somalis as scapegoats and expressed their support for the population.

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House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) has warned that Minnesota Governor Tim Walz must appear before Congress to answer questions about alleged large-scale fraud involving state-funded daycare and social programs, noting that failure to show up would effectively serve as an “admission to guilt.”

“I think it’s very likely [Walz will appear],” Comer told Fox News’s “The Sunday Briefing.”

“We’ve asked not only Gov. Walz, but also Attorney General Ellison, both of whom were in Congress, who I served with in Congress, so they know the rules of Congress.

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Democrat U.S. Senate candidates in Minnesota are facing severe blowback as the state reels from a jaw-dropping $9 billion money laundering scandal that is shaking up the political landscape as the saga continues to unfold.

This staggering Somali-led fraud scheme, uncovered by prosecutors, has siphoned off billions in public funds.

The scandal is now casting a dark shadow over the state’s Democrat leadership as the 2026 U.S. Senate race heats up.

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Former Special Counsel Jack Smith defended his conduct before House lawmakers on Wednesday, insisting behind closed doors that politics had “no role” in the “investigations” and criminal charges he brought against President Donald Trump.

Smith appeared for a deposition with the House Judiciary Committee.

During the hearing, Republicans pressed Smith over his handling of the two federal cases targeting Trump.

One of the cases related to the 2020 election, and another was concerning the alleged retention of classified documents.

Portions of Smith’s opening remarks show the Biden administration prosecutor attempting to portray the cases as strictly legal decisions.