US EditionSomali-Run Day Care in Minneapolis Broken Into, Vandalized
The vandalism follows a viral video alleging fraud at Somali child care centers; authorities investigate amid a $185 million annual funding freeze by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
- On Dec. 30, Nokomis Daycare Center in south Minneapolis reported a break-in between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m., with vandals breaking through a cement wall, damaging doors, and stealing documents.
- Wednesday, after a viral video targeting the Somali community circulated, federal and state agencies responded by pausing payments and launching investigations, with FBI and Homeland Security involved.
- A cleaner in the morning reported surveillance cameras at the Minneapolis Somali-Run Day Care captured a vandal and that enrollment records and unwritten checks were stolen, footage given to police.
- Parents said they are too scared to bring children back to Nokomis Daycare Center, and the Council on American-Islamic Relations, Minnesota chapter urged a law enforcement probe into possible bias while staff seek FBI involvement.
- DCYF records show 55 open investigations linked to the assistance program, the state says prior checks found no fraud evidence, and Nokomis Daycare Center is licensed for 71 children and not in the viral video.
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Somali-run daycare in Minneapolis was broken into and vandalized, with “important documentation,” including records related to employees and children at the daycare, being reported missing. The break-in occurred as a national spotlight continues to shine on Minneapolis and daycare facilities run by Somali immigrants in the wake of massive fraud allegations. Nasrulah Mohamed, manager of Nokomis Day Ca…
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