Overview
- House Majority Whip Tom Emmer posted a statement calling to revoke citizenship for naturalized Somalis who committed fraud and to deport them, also urging removal of those in the country illegally.
- Emmer said he would support changes to federal law to enable such actions and cited possible undisclosed ties to al-Shabab or marriage fraud as grounds for revocation.
- The Department of Homeland Security confirmed federal authorities are operating in Minnesota as part of what it described as a massive investigation into widespread fraud.
- Federal prosecutors report 92 people charged and 59 convictions to date, with more than $1 billion alleged stolen and higher loss estimates—up to $9 billion—disputed by state officials.
- His stance drew new attention to 2015 remarks, reported by This American Life, in which he described Somali immigrants as among the fastest-assimilating populations.