{"id":2532187,"date":"2026-01-09T19:19:59","date_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-to-investigate-refugee-status-of-minnesota-residents\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T19:24:37","modified_gmt":"2026-01-10T00:24:37","slug":"trump-administration-to-investigate-refugee-status-of-minnesota-residents","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-administration-to-investigate-refugee-status-of-minnesota-residents\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump administration to investigate refugee status of Minnesota residents"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/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-administration-to-investigate-refugee-status-of-minnesota-residents%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=2532187&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>The trump governance has launched Operation PARRIS (Operation Post-Admission Refugee Reverification and Integrity Strengthening), a USCIS-led effort that began in mid-December to reexamine the refugee status of thousands of Minnesota residents-initially about 5,600 refugees who have not yet received lawful permanent resident status. The review uses renewed background checks, reinterviews, and merit reviews under enhanced screening standards and has already produced referrals to ICE for suspected fraud and criminal activity; USCIS said the operation also helped lead to the arrest of a Burmese national. Officials framed Minnesota as a focal point because of <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >recent large-scale social-services fraud prosecutions<\/a> in the Minneapolis area and the state&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/watch-him-make-dukakis-look-cool-minneapolis-mayor-kisses-somalis-feet-in-cringe-inducing-dance-routine\/\" title=\"Watch Him Make Dukakis Look Cool: Minneapolis Mayor Kisses Somalis&#039; Feet in Cringe-Inducing Dance Routine\">large somali population<\/a>.The initiative comes amid heightened tensions after a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-to-nominate-texas-sheriff-to-lead-ice\/\" title=\"Biden to Nominate Texas Sheriff to Lead ...\">federal immigration officer<\/a> fatally shot a local woman, an incident now under DOJ review, while federal deployments to the region continue despite calls from local and state leaders to halt enforcement actions. The administration says the operation is part of a broader push to reinterview refugees admitted during the Biden administration (as many as 200,000) and to tighten immigration vetting for national security and public-safety reasons.  <\/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\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Trump administration to investigate refugee status of Minnesota residents<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2468758\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/trump-administration\/\">Trump administration<\/a> announced Friday that it has begun reexamining the refugee status of thousands of <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/4412812\/bessent-calls-minnesota-genesis-nationwide-rollout-anti-fraud-protocols\/\">Minnesota<\/a> residents, launching a sweeping review that subjects already-approved refugees to new background checks and interviews amid an expanded federal enforcement operation in the state.<\/p>\n<p>U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3926067\/uscis-ramp-up-denaturalization-efforts\/\">said the effort began in mid-December<\/a> and is initially focused on roughly 5,600 refugees in Minnesota who have not yet received lawful permanent resident status. The agency said the review has already led to referrals to Immigration and Customs Enforcement for suspected fraud and other criminal activity.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4413252\/maryland-lawmaker-proposes-bill-barring-ice-officers-from-state-law-enforcement\/\">Maryland lawmaker proposes bill barring certain ICE officers from state law enforcement<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4413284\/seattle-mayor-ice-mobilization-alerts\/\">Seattle mayor calls for people to sign up for &#8216;ICE Mobilization Alerts&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/4413267\/north-carolina-half-nondomiciled-cdls-illegally-issued\/\">In North Carolina, 1 of 2 nondomiciled CDLs illegally issued<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Operation PARRIS is fully underway. We&#8217;ve surged USCIS resources to Minnesota to reexamine thousands of refugee cases through new background checks and intensive verification of refugee claims. We are working closely with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ICEgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@ICEgov<\/a> to remove all criminal aliens guilty of fraud and&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jvWtMQMV0r\">pic.twitter.com\/jvWtMQMV0r<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; USCIS (@USCIS) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCIS\/status\/2009646728610209836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The initiative, known as Operation Post-Admission Refugee Reverification and Integrity Strengthening, or Operation PARRIS, is being led by a newly established <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/immigration\/3905153\/uscis-freezes-immigration-requests-19-countries\/\">USCIS<\/a> vetting center. Adjudicators are conducting renewed background checks, reinterviews, and merit reviews of refugee claims under enhanced screening standards required by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/buttigieg-claims-biden-is-doing-everything-that-he-responsibly-can-regarding-border-crisis\/\" title=\"Buttigieg says Biden is doing all he can on border crisis\">recent executive actions<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Minnesota is ground zero for the war on fraud,&rdquo; a Department of Homeland Security <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.uscis.gov\/newsroom\/news-releases\/dhs-launches-landmark-uscis-fraud-investigation-in-minnesota\">spokesperson said<\/a>. &ldquo;This operation demonstrates that the Trump administration will not stand idly by as the U.S. immigration system is weaponized by those seeking to defraud the American people. American citizens and the rule of law come first.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The administration has previously stated it plans to reinterview as many as 200,000 refugees who entered the country during former President Joe Biden&rsquo;s term. Refugees are typically the most heavily vetted class of immigrants, undergoing extensive screening, interviews, and medical exams before being admitted to the United States.<\/p>\n<p>USCIS touted a recent success Wednesday due to Operation PARRIS, announcing it helped lead to the arrest of a Burmese national who is a &ldquo;convicted felon and public safety threat.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">&#128680;BIG WIN FOR SAFETY: USCIS is surging resources to the Minneapolis area to rigorously re-vet refugees and support <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHSgov?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@DHSgov<\/a> in arresting criminal aliens.<\/p>\n<p>USCIS&rsquo; Operation PARRIS led to the arrest of a Burmese national who is a CONVICTED FELON and public safety threat.<\/p>\n<p>At <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@POTUS<\/a>&hellip; <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/9FkSBof8rd\">pic.twitter.com\/9FkSBof8rd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; USCIS (@USCIS) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/USCIS\/status\/2008971377232040025?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 7, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The Minnesota operation comes amid heightened tensions following the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/crime\/4411039\/what-to-know-ice-shooting-minneapolis-left-one-woman-dead\/\">fatal shooting<\/a> of 37-year-old Renee Good by a federal immigration officer in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minneapolis\/\">Minneapolis<\/a> earlier this week. Footage shows she blocked immigration enforcement officers from proceeding down a neighborhood road.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/58VV2i9O7w\">https:\/\/t.co\/58VV2i9O7w<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Homeland Security (@DHSgov) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DHSgov\/status\/2009697863270576529?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 9, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>    <\/p>\n<p>The shooting is under review by the Department of Justice, while local officials, including Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) and Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/justice\/4411877\/minnesota-ice-shooting-ignites-debate-federal-officer-immunity\/\">have called for a joint investigation<\/a> between state and local partners.<\/p>\n<p>Democratic state and local officials have urged federal officers to <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4412770\/minneapolis-mayor-calls-vances-declaration-absolute-immunity-ice-officer-bizarre\/\">halt enforcement operations<\/a>, but Homeland Security officials have said they will continue deployments in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area. About 2,000 federal officers have been sent to the region, according to the department.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4412770\/minneapolis-mayor-calls-vances-declaration-absolute-immunity-ice-officer-bizarre\/\">MINNEAPOLIS MAYOR CALLS VANCE&rsquo;S DECLARATION OF ABSOLUTE IMMUNITY FOR ICE OFFICER &lsquo;BIZARRE&rsquo;<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The administration has zeroed in on Minnesota following revelations of large-scale fraud involving social service programs in the Minneapolis area. More than 90 people, most with ties to the state&rsquo;s Somali community, have been charged in fraud schemes targeting social services.<\/p>\n<p>Minnesota is home to the largest Somali diaspora in the world, with roughly 80,000 residents of Somali ancestry. Federal officials said the refugee review is part of a broader push to tighten legal immigration pathways and ensure that prior approvals granted during the Biden administration meet updated national security and public safety standards.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Trump reviews refugee statuses in Minnesota<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2633,"featured_media":2532188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26005844884738.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[36382,3976,5698,55036,32640],"class_list":["post-2532187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-immigration-policy","tag-investigation","tag-minnesota","tag-refugee-status","tag-trump-administration"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/AP26005844884738.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2633"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2532187"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2532191,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2532187\/revisions\/2532191"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2532188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2532187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2532187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2532187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}