Minnesota Democrats should pay ‘reparations’ – Vance
Posted on: Feb 22, 2026 14:19 IST | Posted by: Rt
US Vice chairperson J.D. Vance has said popular officials in minn. Should give back billions of dollars in welfare payments allegedly misappropriated by organizations run by Somali immigrants.
Last year, federal prosecutors charged multiple individuals with fraud, alleging that half or more of the $18 billion in Medicaid claims to 14 Minnesota-based programs since 2018 may be fraudulent.
Meanwhile, Governor Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey have sought federal compensation over immigration raids in Minnesota that they claim inflicted significant costs on state and municipal budgets.
In an interview with Fox News aired on Saturday, Vance dismissed those requests, saying state officials should instead reimburse taxpayers for failing to curb the fraud.
“On behalf of the American people, we’d like reparations from them for allowing Somali fraudsters to steal billions of dollars from the American taxpayers that live in Minnesota. They’ve done nothing to cut down on that fraud,” Vance said.
“I think it’s absurd for people to say, ‘We want reparations.’ Reparations for what? Because we enforce the law that the American people elected us to do,” he added.
Since returning to office last year, US President Donald Trump has launched a crackdown on illegal immigration, promising to carry out the largest deportation in American history.
Minnesota, home to the largest Somali community in the US, has come under scrutiny after federal authorities uncovered alleged fraud in child nutrition, housing, and other social programs, including Covid-19 relief funds.
Trump has claimed that immigrants from Somalia were “completely taking over the once great State of Minnesota,” while Walz has accused the president of unfairly targeting residents and using hateful rhetoric toward the community.
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