{"id":2530150,"date":"2026-01-05T17:08:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-cracks-down-on-tim-walzs-minnesota-with-massive-immigration-operation-thousands-of-agents-flooding-to-state\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T17:11:39","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T22:11:39","slug":"trump-admin-cracks-down-on-tim-walzs-minnesota-with-massive-immigration-operation-thousands-of-agents-flooding-to-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-admin-cracks-down-on-tim-walzs-minnesota-with-massive-immigration-operation-thousands-of-agents-flooding-to-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump Admin Cracks Down on Tim Walz&#8217;s Minnesota with Massive Immigration Operation &#8211; Thousands of Agents Flooding to State"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">38<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftrump-admin-cracks-down-on-tim-walzs-minnesota-with-massive-immigration-operation-thousands-of-agents-flooding-to-state%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2530150&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>More than 2,000 federal immigration agents and officers from ICE and Homeland Security Investigations have been deployed too teh Minneapolis-St. Paul area for a roughly 30\u2011day enforcement surge tied to a widening fraud inquiry. Officials told CBS News the operation &#8211; possibly led by U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commander Gregory Bovino &#8211; could include up to 600 HSI agents and 1,500 ICE officers, continuing recent enforcement actions that arrested nearly 700 people late last year. The surge follows indictments of more than 90 people in extensive fraud schemes that reportedly cost taxpayers billions.The scandal has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-seek-to-make-guns-illegal-for-lawmakers-on-capitol-hill\/\" title=\"Democrats Seek to Make Guns Illegal for Lawmakers on Capitol Hill\">political fallout<\/a>: Democratic Gov. Tim Walz announced he will not seek re\u2011election, and critics, including a former federal prosecutor, have blamed his administration. House Oversight chairman James Comer has demanded that Walz and Minnesota Attorney General keith Ellison testify at a congressional hearing, warning that failure to appear would be viewed as an admission of guilt.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Federal immigration agents are swarming Minnesota amid the state&rsquo;s widening fraud scandal.<\/p>\n<p>The agents will focus on the Minneapolis-St. Paul region, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/minneapolis-federal-agents-crackdown\/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7e&amp;linkId=895412525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CBS News<\/a>, which cited as its <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >source multiple law enforcement officials<\/a> it did not name.<\/p>\n<p>More than 2,000 agents and officers from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Homeland Security Investigations are expected to wage a 30-day campaign.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a massive resource allocation,&rdquo; one official said.<\/p>\n<p>Minneapolis will be &ldquo;the new Chicago,&rdquo; the official said, referencing a past surge to fight immigration crimes there.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\")); 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\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>U.S. Customs and Border Protection Commander Gregory Bovino, who has led past surges, is expected to take command.<\/p>\n<p>The deployment began Sunday with hundreds of agents from Homeland Security Investigations and hundreds of officers from ICE&rsquo;s Enforcement and Removal Operations, which is responsible for deportations.<\/p>\n<p>CBS News reported it was told that up to 600 HSI agents and up to 1,500 ICE officers could be involved in the operation.<\/p>\n<p>Late last year, ICE arrested nearly 700 people in an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-media-is-dead-wrong-trump-needs-to-save-our-nations-crime-ridden-cities\/\" title=\"The Media Is Dead Wrong: Trump Needs to Save Our Nation&#039;s Crime-Ridden Cities\">immigration enforcement campaign<\/a> in the Twin Cities area.<\/p>\n<p>The surge of agents comes after more than 90 people have been indicted in widespread fraud cases.<\/p>\n<p>The fraud fallout has forced Democratic Gov. Tim Walz to reconsider his plans to seek a third term.<\/p>\n<p>Walz, who ran for vice president in 2024, announced Monday he will not seek re-election, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/fraud-fallout-forces-democratic-gov-tim-walz-abandon-minnesota-re-election-bid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Joe Teirab, a former federal prosecutor who investigated some fraud allegations, said Walz &ldquo;allowed fraudsters to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/this-is-the-definition-of-systematic-racism-former-nfl-player-rips-into-nfl-over-race-norming\/\" title=\"\u2018This Is The Definition Of Systematic Racism\u2019: Former NFL Player Rips Into NFL Over \u2019Race-Norming\u2019\">steal billions<\/a> from taxpayers and did nothing.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The only fraud scheme Walz has chosen to end is his political career,&rdquo; Teirab said.<\/p>\n<p>House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer said Monday he wants <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/update-corrupted-software-that-stole-6000-votes-from-trump-in-michigan-county-shut-down-for-two-hours-in-red-counties-in-georgia-on-election-day\/\" title=\"Update: Corrupted Software that Stole 6,000 Votes From Trump in Michigan County -- Shut Down for TWO HOURS in Red Counties in Georgia on Election Day\">state officials<\/a> to appear at a Wednesday hearing on the fraud, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/abcnews4.com\/news\/nation-world\/comer-demands-walz-attend-medicaid-fraud-hearing-hints-no-show-equals-guilt-minnesota-fraud-tim-walz-childcare-daycare\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WCIV-TV<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If neither Walz nor Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison show up, it would be an &ldquo;admission of guilt,&rdquo; Comer said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We&rsquo;ve asked not only Gov. Walz, but also Attorney General Ellison, both of whom were in Congress, who I served with in Congress, so they know the rules of Congress,&rdquo; Comer said. &ldquo;They know how serious this is. 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