The Trump administration has cited the Somali fraud case as an example of why the U.S. needs to mass deport illegal immigrants.

GOP Representative Tom Emmer has called for sweeping immigration penalties against Somalis in Minnesota accused of fraud.

The amount of fraudulent billing in Minnesota’s Medicaid programs could be as high as $9 billion, Assistant United States Attorney

New York Times writer Mara Gay claimed investigations into Minnesota fraud allegations are politically motivated and "scapegoated" the Somali community.

Government at all levels is basically broke, especially in blue states. Government leaders’ chief solution to this poverty seems generally to involve extracting more money from the citizenry. But where does the money they’ve already extracted go?

Conspiracy theories linking Minnesota Rep. Melissa Hortman’s assassination to the state’s $9 billion Somali daycare fraud have circulated online, but lawmakers insist the murderer acted alone. State Senator Julia Coleman called the claims baseless,

Senator Jim Banks calls for federal investigation into alleged Minnesota childcare fraud involving fake daycare centers and Somali networks.