Federal agents have searched businesses in the Minneapolis area, including daycare centers, as part of a fraud investigation. The move is part of the White House's task force to combat fraud in social services programs, which Vice President JD Vance has been appointed to lead. The investigation is unrelated to immigration enforcement. The Trump administration has claimed that widespread fraud has occurred in other Democratic-led states, citing the Minnesota scandal as an example. The vast majority of individuals charged in the state’s safety net fraud cases are of Somali origin, which has been cited as a key reason for an immigration crackdown in Minnesota. The scale of fraud in Minnesota's safety net programs has been described as staggering.