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HHS probes whether billions in taxpayer money sent to Minnesota fueled rCyillegal and mass migrationrCO
By Josh Christenson
Published Dec. 16, 2025, 9:14 a.m. ET

WASHINGTON rCo The US Department of Health and Human Services is
investigating whether billions in taxpayer dollars sent to Minnesota
social service programs were used to unlawfully rCLfuel illegal and mass migration,rCY according to letters obtained by The Post.

Alex Adams, assistant secretary of HHSrCO Administration for Children and Families (ACF), fired off letters Monday to Democratic Minnesota Gov.
Tim Walz, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and a nonprofit that received
hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal grants to provide Head Start programs.

rCLWe are concerned that they might be used to fuel illegal and mass migration,rCY Adams told The Post, saying that the attempt to track the federal monies was about rCLaccountability for American taxpayers.rCY

Alex Adams at a Senate Finance Committee confirmation hearing.
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Alex Adams, the assistant secretary for HHSrCO Administration for Children
and Families, fired off letters Monday probing potentially fraudulent
use of billions in taxpayer dollars rCLto fuel illegal and mass migrationrCY through Minnesota social services.
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rCLRight now werCOre at the exploratory phase,rCY he added. rCLAmerican taxpayers generally fund these programs rCa WerCOre trying to get data from them that will help give us confidence that thererCOs not fraud.rCY

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But, Adams added, his agency has rCLlegitimate reason to think that
theyrCOve been using taxpayer dollars incorrectly,rCY given a series of
recent news reports about fraud in Minnesota social services.

The state raked in more than $690 million for its safety net programs
during the final fiscal year of President Joe BidenrCOs administration,
when HHS was run by Secretary Xavier Becerra.

Now, HHS is requesting rCLa comprehensive listrCY by Dec. 26 of state
entities that got funding from fiscal years 2019 to 2025.

HHS ACF made more than 1,000 federal grants to entities in the Gopher
State during those fiscal years totaling $8.6 billion, according to a
review of federal spending records.

Between fiscal years 2022 and 2025, HHS ACF shelled out more than $4.5 billion.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz expressing frustration over the federal
government shutdown.
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More than 1,000 grants were made to entities in the Gopher State between
2019 and 2025 under Gov. Tim Walz, totaling $8.6 billion, according to a review of federal spending records.
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At least 130,000 illegal migrants resided in Minnesota as of 2023, an
increase of around 40,000 from 2019 and roughly 2% of the staterCOs population, according to the Pew Research Center.

AdamsrCO letter noted rCLpublic statements from hundreds of Minnesota Department of Human Services employees alleging that clear warnings of
fraud were repeatedly disregarded, that whistleblowers faced
retaliation, and that widespread misuse of federal funds may have
persisted for years under your leadership.rCY

Those allegations rCo which are under investigation by the Treasury
Department and the Republican-led House Oversight Committee rCo place the blame on Walz for having enabled a rCLmassive fraudrCY scheme that involved mainly Somali immigrants bilking more than $1 billion from taxpayers.

Jacob Frey, Mayor of Minneapolis, looking disgusted while trying a dish
called 'Ambulo.'
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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey told the Somali community that he and his
office rCLstand withrCY them before being captured on video apparently
having difficulty scarfing down their cuisine.
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rCLThese concerns have been heightened by recent federal prosecutions and additional allegations that substantial portions of federal resources
were fraudulently diverted away from the American families they were
intended to assist,rCY added the ACF assistant secretary.

Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have convicted dozens of fraudsters for stealing more than $250 million from taxpayers.

Many had ties to the Somali community and the fake nonprofit Feeding Our Future, which nabbed the federal funds while promising to provide meals
to poor children in the state rCo only to use the cash for lavish cars and luxury real estate holdings.

Minnesota Governor Tim Walz testifies at a House Oversight Committee
hearing.
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Federal prosecutors in Minnesota have convicted dozens of fraudsters for stealing more than $250 million from taxpayers right under Minnesota
Gov. Tim WalzrCOs nose.
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The ACF programs under review include Parents in Community Action,
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), Community Services Block
Grant (CSBG), Social Services Block Grant (SSBG), the Title IV-E Foster
Care, Refugee Cash Assistance (RCA) and Refugee Medical Assistance
(RMA), the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) and the
Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF).

rCLThe Trump Administration has made clear its commitment to rooting out fraud, protecting taxpayer dollars, and ensuring program integrity
across all federal benefit programs,rCY wrote Adams in requesting all administrative data on rCLgrantees, their recipients and subrecipients.rCY

For LIHEAP, CSBG, SSBG, RCA, RMA, and Title VI-E, the HHS official
demanded data from 2019 to 2025.

For CCDF and Parents in Community Actions, which received grants to
oversee federal Head Start programs, Adams asked for data from 2022 to 2025.

Alex J. Adams, Assistant Secretary for Family Support at the
Administration for Children and Families.
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rCLThis information is necessary for ACF to conduct a thorough review of program operations and to assess the extent of any irregularities that
may have occurred,rCY Adams wrote in the letters to Walz.
ACF
The data must include rCLrecipient name, address, Social Security Number
(if collected), date of birth, A-number (as applicable), and any state identification numbers used for program administration,rCY the letter noted.

rCLThis information is necessary for ACF to conduct a thorough review of program operations and to assess the extent of any irregularities that
may have occurred.rCY

Reps for WalzrCOs office and FreyrCOs office did not immediately respond to
a request for comme
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