Overview
- More than 2,400 Department of Homeland Security agents are now deployed in the Minneapolis area, over twice the size of the local police force, with plans to send hundreds more.
- Rep. Ilhan Omar said the federal deployment has created “confusion and chaos” and called for transparency in how agents conduct operations.
- Federal prosecutors say Minnesota’s fraud losses could exceed $9 billion stemming from the Feeding Our Future case launched in 2021, with most of the more than 75 defendants of Somali descent.
- The administration has threatened to suspend multiple streams of Minnesota funding, including SNAP and child care programs, drawing objections from state and local officials.
- Omar urged Americans to document ICE actions after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, arguing available videos undercut official claims as President Trump labeled Good’s partner “a paid agitator” and DHS Secretary Kristi Noem called the episode terrorism.