Walz deputy erupts at ICE and fellow Dem, torches Laken Riley Act in fiery tweetstorm as scandals pile up
As Minnesota’s executive branch is roiled by the burgeoning Feeding Our Future-Somali fraud scandal, Gov. Tim Walz’s top deputy has used her latest tweets to attack federal immigration enforcement –...
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As Minnesota’s executive branch is roiled by the burgeoning Feeding Our Future-Somali fraud scandal, Gov. Tim Walz ’s top deputy has used her latest tweets to attack federal immigration enforcement – even dinging a Democratic colleague for a prior vote thanking ICE for its work. The Walz administration is facing a major social services fraud scandal in which federal prosecutors found " schemes stacked upon schemes " operated by Somali-run nonprofits that siphoned hundreds of millions of taxpayer dollars from child-nutrition and Medicaid housing programs. Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan initially slammed President Donald Trump for off-color remarks about Minnesota’s Somali community, telling CNN he wants to "distract" the public from cost-of-living increases. "ICE is raiding restaurants, lurking outside of schools, and detaining U.S. citizens," Flanagan wrote Monday . HOW MISREADING SOMALI POVERTY LED MINNESOTA INTO ITS LARGEST WELFARE SCANDAL She also blamed the Laken Riley Act – a law inspired by a Georgia student murdered by an illegal immigrant – for sparking the hefty ICE operations throughout the country. "Trump chose the Laken Riley Act as the first bill of his administration for one reason: He wanted to legitimize his mass deportation agenda ," she said. MINNESOTA’S ANTI-FRAUD SPENDING HAS QUIETLY BALLOONED, LEAVING TAXPAYERS TO PAY FOR FAILURE TWICE "Every vote in favor of this bill normalized the chaos we see now." Flanagan also took issue with a fellow Democrat, Rep. Angie Craig of Shakopee, who similarly slammed ICE after four U.S. citizens were reportedly detained during a raid on a Minnesota home. "Respectfully, Congresswoman, you voted with Republicans to strip due process from immigrants and to praise Trump's ICE. This year. Now you're upset?" Flanagan said. ICE OPERATION IN MINNEAPOLIS NABS A DOZEN 'WORST OF THE WORST' CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIENS, INCLUDING SOMALIS "Votes have consequences. Minnesotans deserve better." Craig had been one of 75 Democrats who cro…