WATCH LIVE: Senate Judiciary Subcommittee holds hearing on alleged Somali fraud in Minnesota

State officials knew of fraud but took no action

Media falsely labeled immigration enforcement as racist

Somali couriers smuggling cash out of country

Cash transfers may fund terrorist organizations

Illegal aliens receiving benefits while committing crimes

Prosecutors left office due to ethical concerns about investigations

President called Somali Americans garbage

President made derogatory comments about certain countries

President posted racist image of Obama

Immigration agents killed Americans in Minneapolis

Trump administration fast-tracks white South African refugees

Anti-semitic refugee approved by Trump administration

Refugees arrested and detained without proper procedures

DHS committing fraud by taking fees without processing applications

Most DHS arrests in Minnesota are non-criminals

DHS violating constitutional rights of Americans

Federal agents committing documented civil rights violations

U.S. immigration enforcement resembles authoritarian regimes

Hearing unfairly targets Somali community without evidence

Somali Americans contribute significantly to Minnesota economy

Fraud prosecutions initiated under Biden administration

Trump administration undermining fraud prosecutions

Majority of fraud defendants are of Somali descent

Fraud losses in Minnesota exceed one billion dollars

Fraud losses increased 25 percent nationally

Non-citizens commit less welfare fraud per capita

Immigrants reduced federal deficits by trillions

Non-citizens responsible for 6 percent of fraud convictions

Immigrants commit fewer crimes than native-born citizens

Somali households use welfare at higher rates

Half of Minnesota welfare spending may be fraudulent

Minneapolis compared to Mogadishu

Somali immigrants exploited Minnesota's generosity

Democrats ignore crimes by illegal aliens

Democratic open border policies caused harm

President made racist attacks on Somali immigrants

Somali immigrants exploited Minnesota's hospitality

Administration importing poor people to welfare

Biden released criminals who murdered girl

Immigrants brought in to vote Democratic

Somalia ranked among poorest and most corrupt nations

Corruption follows immigrant populations

Somali fraud losses in billions

Some Somalis financing terrorist organizations

Should deny benefits to people from countries with poor records

Sanctuary cities enable fraud and law evasion

Illegal immigrants must commit fraud to survive

Illegal immigration costs 150 billion annually

ICE operations costing Minneapolis millions weekly

ICE diverting resources from criminal investigations

95 percent of fraud losses from U.S. citizens

1.5 million pending asylum cases encourage fraud

Illegal aliens defrauding Medicaid and tax credits

Average fraudulent tax credit over 4000 dollars

Federal government loses 233-521 billion to fraud

National debt exceeds 38 trillion dollars

One in four households live paycheck to paycheck

Criminal aliens committing fraud with unknown purposes

Refugees traumatized by detention and mistreatment

Refugees detained and released far from home

Federal judges issued opinions on civil rights violations

Refugees undergo most thorough vetting of any travelers

Refugee vetting efforts were serious and credible

Fraud prosecution should not consider ethnicity

All criminals should be prosecuted regardless of ethnicity

DHS sitting on 300,000 immigration applications

DHS leadership implementing policy to slow applications

State Department memo halting application processing

USCIS slowing adjudications due to Biden backlog

National Guard member killed by immigrant

Fraud prosecutions should target all offenders

Prosecutors left due to ethical concerns about investigations

Loss of fraud prosecutors undermines investigations

ICE operations costing Minneapolis 10-20 million weekly

Immigrants reduced deficits by 1.7 trillion over 30 years

Immigrants increase economic activity and provide services

Optum analysis found Medicaid vulnerabilities

GAO issued fraud risk framework for agencies

Trump administration working to prevent fraud

Biden administration admitted 11-20 million unvetted migrants

10 percent of government spending lost to fraud

Bill to stop payments to deceased people

Congress needs to act on fraud prevention

Somali child care fraud totaled 9 billion dollars

Illegal immigration costs 150.7 billion annually

Illegal immigration costs exceed Florida's budget

Illegal immigration costs exceed most federal agency budgets

Comprehensive analysis of illegal immigration costs

E-verify could eliminate 95 percent of fraud

Fraud occurs across multiple government programs

Immigration fraud measured differently than welfare fraud

95 percent of fraud losses from U.S. citizens

Trump administration intent on mass deportation

Stephen Miller directing mass arrests and detention

Hearing portrays Somalis as fraud-prone

No evidence Somalis commit more fraud than other groups

Undocumented immigrants working and paying taxes

Immigrants essential to agricultural labor

Hearing used to justify targeting Somali community

ICE agents beating and murdering Americans

ICE harassing innocent people instead of criminals

10 percent of federal spending lost to fraud

Fraud investigation necessary for fiscal responsibility

State Department waived vetting for 8 million visas

Waived vetting created national security risk

Somalia has worse records making vetting difficult

Some countries lack reliable documentation systems

Deny visas when identity cannot be verified

State Department tracks fraud by country

Fraud patterns follow nationals from high-fraud countries

Suspend visa processing for high-fraud countries

Sanctuary cities ruining America

Should defund sanctuary cities for public safety

Sanctuary cities attract law evaders and fraudsters

Illegal immigrants must commit fraud to survive

Call to end sanctuary city policies

ICE training cuts while expanding enforcement

ICE needs more training for expanded duties

U.S. building massive detention facilities

Authoritarian America being designed

Detainees denied legal rights and access to attorneys

Detention facilities operating without oversight

Only 5 percent of detainees have violent convictions

19 of 20 detainees not criminally responsible

73 percent of detainees not deemed threats

Deportations harm families and rights

ICE agent shot teacher and charges were dropped

ICE agent bragged about shooting American citizen

Democrats ignore victims of illegal alien crimes

Biden released criminals who murdered girl

Democrats released criminal who murdered nursing student

Illegal alien released repeatedly before killing

Democrats support open borders and releasing criminals

Federal government loses hundreds of billions to fraud

Leering Center emblematic of Minnesota fraud

Obvious fraud usually indicates larger scheme

Fraud perpetrators operated openly

Fraud spreads when oversight breaks down

Half of Minnesota welfare spending may be fraudulent

Minnesota fraud exceeds Somalia's GDP

Laundered funds unlikely to be recovered

Minneapolis compared to Mogadishu

Somali immigrants exploited Minnesota's generosity

Welfare systems cannot survive large-scale fraud

Importing poor people to welfare hurts America

Ignoring fraud hurts America

Somali immigrants cannot integrate into U.S. systems

Cannot have both welfare state and open borders

Welfare state reform better than immigration restrictions

Somali economic benefits outweigh welfare costs

Trump administration decimated U.S. Attorney's office

Somali immigrants brought in to vote Democratic

Dismissing opposing argument

Slowing adjudications for better vetting

Slow visa process to ensure proper vetting

Pause immigration to review systems

Illegal entry is a crime under federal law

Illegal immigrants must commit crimes to survive

485,000 removal orders issued last year

Court warrants not required for removal orders

Removal process is civil not criminal

Immigration judges should have removal authority

Texas cooperates with ICE unlike Minnesota

Sanctuary policies prevent ICE cooperation

Federal agents entering homes without warrants

ICE dragged U.S. citizen from home in winter

ICE arrested wrong person

Should not speed up visa processing

All foreign nationals should undergo same vetting

Gold card program not reviewed by GAO

GAO has not reviewed gold card program

Gold card proposal not reviewed by GAO

Hearing scapegoating immigrant communities

Sanctuary cities do not prevent federal enforcement

Sanctuary policies are lawful and constitutional

Joseph Edlow confirmed as USCIS director

Trump administration fraud exceeds immigrant fraud

Fraud should be investigated and prosecuted

Should not demonize entire communities for few crimes

Refugee organizations documenting harmful arrests

Administration diverting fraud enforcement resources

Committee should focus on real fraud prevention