President Donald Trump has linked his administration’s immigration crackdown on Minnesota’s Somali community to fraud cases involving government programs

Trump dubbed Minnesota “a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity” after a conservative news outlet, City Journal, reported last month that taxpayer dollars from defrauded government programs have flowed to the Somali militant group al-Shabab. Federal prosecutors have not charged any defendants with supporting terrorists.

Inside a crowded room at Southwest Minnesota State University, nine Republicans who are running for governor were asked to name a policy of President Donald Trump’s that they disagreed with. Aside from passing mentions of tariffs and the national debt,

Trump administration officials are cracking down on a series of alleged fraud schemes in Minnesota — and ending protections for certain Somalian migrants.

The Treasury Department is targeting businesses used to send money abroad as President Donald Trump's administration ramps up investigations into fraud within Minnesota's Somali community.

The President has repeatedly named the Somali community in Minnesota, which he has linked to recent fraud allegations, as he ramps up attacks on immigrants and Democrats.

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), asked by a CNN reporter about Trump’s remarks on Wednesday, defended his tone, saying Trump was "expressing his frustration about the extraordinary challenge that is presented to America when you have people coming in, not assimilating, and trying to take over the country."

Democratic Governor Tim Walz has denounced former President Donald Trump for his comments about Minnesota’s Somali community.

The fraud allegations have been used as a justification for federal immigration enforcement against Minnesota’s Somali population.

The Trump administration is planning to launch targeted immigration enforcement operations aimed at those living in the U.S. illegally among Minnesota’s Somali community. In recent weeks,

President Donald Trump-ally and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell launched a Republican campaign for Minnesota governor amid investigations into Gov. Tim Walz's alleged role in COVID-19 fraud.