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YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS UP: Minnesota’s $2 Million “Anti-ICE Relief Fund” Shut Down After More Than 200 Applications Get Flagged as Fraud

Hennepin County, home of Minneapolis and the epicenter of America’s most infamous welfare-theft machine, just had to shut down a taxpayer slush fund created to “help” businesses allegedly hurt by Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown.

According to Fox News, the county received approximately 300 applications. More than 200 were flagged for potential fraud, while only 82 applicants were cleared and received roughly $500,000 in assistance.

Officials reportedly discovered applications containing identical, AI-generated language submitted on behalf of different businesses. County investigators also conducted site visits and found that some of the businesses listed on applications did not even exist.

Hennepin County Commissioner Jeffrey Lunde said the county eventually stopped processing applications after officials saw the number of legitimate claims decline.

Lunde said:

“Clearly, fraud and people who want to commit it are still very active, as they do not fear the penalty. Thanks to county staff and our partner, we were able [to] thwart these efforts by devoting more time and effort to tighter oversight, in-person inspections and increased scrutiny. As the fraudsters continue their efforts, we need to ramp up our game as well. This is the new normal for all levels of government in Minnesota.”

The county insists that no taxpayer money was lost to fraudulent applicants because the claims were caught during the review process. However, the scale of the attempted fraud forced officials to terminate the program.

The Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office has been asked to review the applications for possible criminal charges. Lunde wants prosecutions and says the legislature may need to tighten the law so that attempting to loot a grant program is a real crime, not a paperwork inconvenience.

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Arkansas Democrat Hallie Shoffner: ‘We’d Trade Five Americans’ for One ‘Undocumented Immigrant’

Hallie Shoffner, who is running to unseat Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR), defended “undocumented” farm workers as exceptionally hardworking, after previously saying she grew up around “undocumented” farm workers, discussing Mexican H-2A employees on her family farm, defending farmers’ reliance on foreign-born labor, and leading a nonprofit that assisted “undocumented Hispanics.”

“Every farmer will tell you at one point, we did, or still do, employ undocumented immigrants, and it’s absolutely ridiculous that these folks are being rounded up because they’re hardworking people,” Shoffner said on Free Arkansas with host Andy McNeill. “They’re some of the best people we know, and honestly, we’d trade five Americans for just one of them because of how hard they work.”

“And why is it that there’s no pathway for them to work here legally when they’re good workers? We pay them well. They spend money here. They have family here,” Shoffner said.

“We’re acting like all Republicans like what’s happening with ICE, and Tom Cotton’s basically saying you, Andy, if you’re a Republican and you disagree with my position on ICE, or if you’re asking any kind of questions about it, well, you must be anti-American and anti-safety,” Shoffner said. “And I’m like, I have a seven-year-old boy. All I think about is safety.”

Laura Loomer highlighted the interview on X, writing, “The facts are clear: Farmer Hallie loves putting illegal aliens first, which is why she is UNFIT to serve in the U.S. Senate.”

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Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson Says Illegal Immigrants Are an ‘Essential Part of Who We Are’

Chicago’s far left Mayor Brandon Johnson is taking a page out of Zohran Mamdani’s playbook and claiming that ilegal immigrants play in essential role in America.

Newsflash for the mayor. No. They don’t.

Johnson was making his comments in response to the Trump administration’s move to block illegal immigrants from receiving any kind of welfare.

This is something that Democrats simply can’t or won’t understand. Johnson also obscured the difference between legal and illegal immigrants, a tactic often employed by liberals on this issue.

Breitbart News reports:

Chicago’s radical Democrat Mayor Brandon Johnson joined New York’s socialist mayor to sue the Trump administration to protect legal and illegal migrants and their access to U.S. welfare programs, because, in his words, illegals are an “essential part of who we are.”

Johnson joined New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani in a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s administration for shutting down welfare-dependent immigration to the United States through the “public charge” rule.

The Trump administration has resurrected the “public charge” rule, which makes legal immigrants less likely to secure green cards if they have used any form of welfare in the past, including subsidized healthcare services, food stamps, or public housing. But Democrats oppose the rule and claim that migrants who are not productive citizens have every right to be subsidized by the U.S. taxpayer through welfare programs…

In his message to the city, Johnson insisted that reinstating the rule “sweeps aside more than a century of settled law, as well as decades of federal guidance establishing clear limits on how public charge determinations can be made.” Johnson further alleges that the Trump administration’s rule “dramatically and unlawfully expands the government’s authority to consider an immigrant’s use of public benefits, allowing the federal government to consider virtually any means-tested or income-based public benefits while inviting officers to make decisions that are inconsistent and discriminatory.”

Johnson has just announced that he is going to seek a second term and ironically, this very issue could be a major stumbling block for him.

Black Chicagoans have been very critical of Johnson’s devotion to illegal immigrants while ignoring the needs of Americans living in the city.

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‘I am ashamed’: ‘Lifelong’ Democrat has son and new bride killed by illegal alien on roads, now blames own party for disasters

A “lifelong Democrat,” as she described herself to Congress, has admitted being ashamed of how her party has handled the issue of illegal aliens being allowed into America.

Millions arrived under Joe Biden’s tenure in the White House, and despite a concerted effort by the White House of President Donald Trump, while millions have been removed, millions still remain.

A report at Fox News explains that Democrat Elizabeth Carter said her feeling developed when her son, William Micah Carter, and his newlywed wife, Jennifer Lower, were killed in a car crash triggered by an illegal immigrant, Rajinder Kumar.

He had jackknifed a big rig on the highway, and Carter and Lower, and their cat “Bert” hit the wreckage and died in the accident.

“Sixteen days after they were married, Billy, Jenny and her cat Bert were killed. They lost the Russian roulette game our government is forcing them to play,” Carter explained,

She said, “We allowed 10 million people in under Biden. How is there a different suggestion as to how to process them, other than the same way they came into the country, en masse, leaving?”

Under questioning from Rep. Brad Knott, R-N.C., she took aim at the Democrats.

“I have to say, as a lifelong Democrat, I am ashamed of what my party is doing.”

Knott said, “This is the question for the country to consider, is it worth enforcing our laws to protect just one American family?”

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California Passes Insane New ‘GTFO’ Law Blacklisting Anyone Who Worked for ICE

If California were a person, they would most likely be diagnosed as clinically insane.

In their latest bid to give the finger to the federal government, legislators in late August passed a juvenile, punitive law that would prohibit the state from hiring any agents who worked on immigration enforcement with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Border Patrol, or Customs and Border Protection (CBP) during Donald Trump’s second presidential term.

It’s called the GTFO Act, which stands for Get the Feds Out, but which could be interpreted in a different, vulgar way. That, I am quite sure, is not accidental. State Assemblymember Mark Gonzalez (CA-84) and Sen. Maria Elena Durazo (D-CA) were behind the discriminatory act.

Even for the formerly Golden State, this is fourth-rate banana republic stuff.

Now that it’s through the legislature, it’s headed to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, where he will almost certainly sign it into law to appease his left-wing base as he preps for an all-but-certain presidential campaign. He has until September 30 to make it law.

If he does, expect the measure to be challenged in court — posthaste.

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New York Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul Pardons Convicted Felon Migrant to Protect Him from Deportation

New York’s Democrat Gov. Kathy Hochul intervened in a U.S. Supreme Court case by giving an official pardon to a migrant who was convicted of a felony to try and prevent the Trump administration from deporting him.

The U.S. Supreme Court had agreed to hear the case of Dominican Republic national Keisy Guerrero Mariano, who was at the center of an argument on bond rights for noncitizens detained for lengthy periods.

Mariano was convicted of second-degree assault in 2015 and actually served time for the crime. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) later arrested him in 2020 and marked him for deportation for being a migrant with a dangerous assault conviction on his record, which is a violation of immigration rules. But by 2024, the Second Circuit Court ruled that prolonged detention can allow a migrant to claim a constitutional right to a bond hearing.

The Trump administration had appealed the Second Circuit’s ruling allowing Mariano to seek bond and further insisted that noncitizens, even those with green cards, do not have a legal right to a bond hearing for a prolonged detention if they have committed crimes that are grounds for mandatory deportation, Fox News reported.

Apparently fearing that Mariano would lose his case and then be deported, New York’s left-wing governor jumped into action to protect the dangerous migrant convict from being deported.

Hochul issued Mariano a full state pardon for his criminal record, thereby quashing the Supreme Court case against him and protecting him from deportation.

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They Said This Never Happens: Mexican Illegal Charged for Alleged Illegal Voting in Swing State

The Department of Justice announced charges against a 30-year-old Mexican national who allegedly voted illegally in the 2024 election.

Katya Rodriguez, 30, who lives in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, has been charged with “false statement of citizenship in order to vote, fraudulent registration, and voting as an alien,” per a news release from the agency.

“The integrity of our elections, which are fundamental to democracy, should be of utmost importance to every American,” Attorney General Todd Blanche said.

“It is a cherished right for eligible American citizens, and only eligible American citizens, to vote for their representatives in government,” he added.

“Election fraud is a serious crime, and it is the duty of the Department of Justice to treat it as such.”

Rodriguez faces up to 11 years in prison, as well as a fine and a term of supervised release after her sentence.

Homeland Security Investigations led the investigation into the case.

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Trump Admin Proposes Excluding Illegal Immigrants From Census Count

The Trump administration is proposing to change how the U.S. Census is conducted by excluding illegal immigrants from the population totals that are used to determine political representation.

The Census Bureau posted a proposed rule on Wednesday that said it also wants to prohibit the inclusion of questions about race and ethnicity or sexual orientation on the census in “short-form questionnaire or any questionnaire used for purposes of the enumeration.”

The proposed rule said that questions about race and sexual orientation have a “sensitive” nature and could impede responses, and removing them could lead to a higher rate of participation.

The proposed rule cites the definition of “usual residence” as a reason to exclude illegal immigrants.

It states, “Given the historical meaning of ‘usual residence’ as tied to allegiance, durable permission from the sovereign to settle within the United States, and establishment of domicile within the United States, the Census Bureau proposes to include lawful permanent residents within the apportionment base, while excluding from the apportionment base illegal aliens and aliens whose legal status is less durable and indefinite in length than lawful permanent resident status.”

The proposal would extend beyond unauthorized immigrants. It would also exclude foreign citizens whose legal status is “less durable and indefinite in length” than lawful permanent resident status.

The Census Bureau said it is considering using its “enormously broad access” to administrative records to determine an individual’s legal status.

The proposed restrictions on demographic questions would apply to the census conducted every 10 years, but not to the American Community Survey or other Census Bureau surveys.

The Census determines how the 435 seats in the House are divided among states, affects Electoral College representation, and the distribution of federal funding.

Excluding undocumented immigrants could reduce the representation of states with large immigrant populations, such as New York and California.

New York Attorney General Letitia James’s office said it was exploring legal options over the proposed changes in a post on X on Wednesday.

“The Constitution is clear. Every person living in the United States, regardless of immigration status, must be counted in the Census,” James’s office stated.

“We stopped the Trump administration’s Census attacks in 2020, and we’re exploring our legal options to fight back again.”

The White House didn’t respond to an email seeking comment.

Trump directed the Commerce Department to develop a plan for the U.S. Census that excluded undocumented immigrants in August 2025.

Trump said the count should use modern data, including information from the 2024 election, but did not specify whether he wanted an additional Census before 2030 or a change applying to future counts.

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Left-Wing D.C. Circuit Court Blocks Law Enforcement from Using IRS Data to Track Down Illegal Alien Criminals — Claims Trump Administration’s Argument is ‘Weak Sauce’

A three-judge D.C. Circuit panel of Obama appointees on Tuesday affirmed a lower-court order blocking the IRS’s mass “Data-Exchange Procedure” that handed Immigration and Customs Enforcement last-known addresses for tens of thousands of people ICE said were under criminal investigation for remaining in the country after a final removal order.

As The Gateway Pundit previously reported, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) under Secretary Kristi Noem and the IRS reached a landmark interagency Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to break down federal bureaucracy silos and aid in national deportation efforts.

Under the agreement, ICE sent requests to the IRS to cross-reference addresses for over 1.2 million illegal immigrants who failed to leave the country after a 90-day grace period following a final removal order.

When the deal was first inked, left-wing bureaucrats threw a massive temper tantrum, including acting IRS Commissioner Melanie Krause, who resigned in protest over the agency assisting federal law enforcement, as The Gateway Pundit reported.

Far-left open-border activist groups, led by the “Center for Taxpayer Rights” and union bosses, immediately ran to the federal courts in Washington, D.C., demanding a halt to the program.

Now, the activist appeals court panel, made up of Judges Cornelia “Nina” Pillard, Patricia Millett, and Robert Wilkins, has ruled against the DOJ, finding that the IRS’s “Data-Exchange Procedure” failed to comply with the strict statutory requirements of Section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code, which generally mandates that taxpayer return information remain confidential.

In June 2025, ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons asked the IRS for last-known addresses tied to about 1.28 million people ICE identified in connection with 8 U.S.C. § 1253(a)(1), the federal crime of willfully remaining after a final removal order.

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County in Virginia Votes to Give $2,000 in Taxpayer Dollars to Illegal Immigrants Detained by ICE

Members of the county board in Arlington, Virginia have voted to give $2,000 in taxpayer dollars to illegals who have been detained by ICE.

Is this even legal? And why would taxpayers put up with it? Can anyone imagine another country in the world where this would even happen?

People who were arrested for being in the country illegally are being rewarded with cash that has been taken from citizens as taxes. Does anyone believe this is what the founders had in mind?

Breitbart News reports:

Virginia County Board Votes to Pay $2,000 to Families of Illegal Migrants Arrested by ICE

The Arlington County Board has voted to pay $2,000 in tax money to the families of illegal migrants who are arrested by immigration enforcement officers.

The leaders of the Virginia county created a $50,000 fund of tax dollars to dole out to family members for “basic needs” such as housing, food, and utilities.

“We stand with our immigrant families, and we will not stop doing so,” Board Chair Matt de Ferranti said after the unanimous vote, according to ARLNow. “We are valuing the families of those that have been displaced and removed.”

“This investment in our families is about the urgency we have seen in our community in the last month,” de Ferranti added. “And we are going to respond with care. and we are going to respond proudly. That’s what this $50,000 is toward with Thrive.”

The board also voted not to require family members to prove that their detained wage earner was legally allowed to work in the U.S.

The government funds will be distributed by left-wing organization Arlington Thrive, an NGO funded by the likes of Washington Forest Foundation, the Kaiser Foundation, and the United Way, among others.

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