US EditionGov. Tim Walz Tells a House Panel the Trump Immigration Crackdown Hampered Minnesota's Fraud Fight
Operation Metro Surge diverted federal prosecutors from fraud cases, limiting investigations despite 300 Medicaid fraud convictions and $80 million recovered, officials said.
- On Wednesday, Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison said federal immigration enforcement hampered fraud investigations, and Minnesota sued to stop the Medicaid funding halt announced last week by Vice President JD Vance.
- The Trump administration launched Operation Metro Surge and cited fraud as a rationale; it began in December with roughly 3,000 federal agents and about 650 investigators still in Minnesota.
- Ellison said `Operation Metro Surge did nothing to address fraud in our state` and that resignations in the U.S. Attorney's Office for Minnesota left staff `drowning in immigration-related petitions`; Minnesota won about 300 Medicaid fraud convictions and recovered more than $80 million for taxpayers.
- With $243 million at stake, Minnesota warned it may cut health care for low-income families if funds are withheld, and Rep. James Comer said `You have not been good stewards of the taxpayer dollars`.
- Walz said `The people of Minnesota have been singled out and targeted for political retribution at an unparalleled scale`, and officials noted the effects of Operation Metro Surge, which ended on Feb. 12, still persist.
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Walz claims immigration crackdown hampered Minnesota's fraud fight
Minnesota’s governor and attorney general are defending their efforts to combat fraud. They told a U.S. House committee Wednesday that their efforts have been hampered by the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in the state. Republicans on the House Oversight Committee…
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Walz slams crackdown at House committee
Minnesota's governor and attorney general defended their efforts to combat fraud Wednesday and told a U.S. House committee their efforts were hampered by President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown in the state.
Walz Says Trump Immigration Crackdown Hurt Minnesota Fraud Cases
Washington, D.C. — Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison told a House Oversight Committee hearing Wednesday that federal immigration enforcement in the state has complicated efforts to investigate fraud involving public programs. Walz said the surge of federal agents tied to the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown diverted resources that prosecutors could otherwise use for fraud investigations. The enforcement effor…
The Governor and Attorney General of Minnesota defended their efforts to combat fraud on Wednesday and told a committee in the U.S. House of Representatives that their efforts have been hampered by President Donald Trump’s immigration offensive in the state. Republicans in the House Oversight Committee accused Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison of delaying the fight against fraud in government programs, saying they put the poli…
Minnesota Leaders Say Immigration Surge Did Lasting Damage. Kristi Noem Says It Was for Public Safety.
Gov. Tim Walz said the Trump administration's immigration surge was a "brutal campaign." Rod Lamkey/APMinnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison told lawmakers on Wednesday that the Trump administration’s immigration surge in the state had hurt its people, its law enforcement efforts and its economy.Elsewhere on Capitol Hill, Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem was unapologetic.“The Democrat party is very concer…
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