Overview
- President Trump wrote on Truth Social that a California fraud investigation has begun, calling the state "more corrupt than Minnesota."
- On Fox News, DHS Secretary Kristi Noem said HSI will pursue those linked to alleged schemes in California and "bring them to justice."
- Investigations in Minnesota are led by the FBI, HSI, IRS Criminal Investigation, HHS OIG and the U.S. Postal Inspection Service, with more than 70 defendants charged to date, including the Feeding Our Future case.
- Noem said recent Minnesota operations produced arrests that included suspects wanted for murder, extortion and sexual assault.
- Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz criticized the size and tactics of ICE and HSI actions, and California Gov. Gavin Newsom's press office derided Trump's claim on X.