The move was part of a broader effort to to freeze social services to some Democratic-led states amid a fraud investigation in Minnesota.

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While Trump has focused on several blue states in the divide-and-conquer campaign that has characterized his second term, Minnesota has become public enemy No. 1.

The former WWE wrestler also hinted at a future run for governor in comments made at his former high school in Minneapolis.

President Donald Trump said that he supported the unusual decision to block state officials from taking part in the investigation into the fatal shooting by an ICE officer because Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) is “a stupid person.

Homeland security officials said the initial focus of the effort would be on the roughly 5,600 refugees in the state who do not yet have green cards. It comes as the federal government has escalated its immigration enforcement operation in the state, deploying about 2,000 officers to the Minneapolis-St. Paul region.

Trump said she was acting “very disorderly, obstructing and resisting” and “violently, willfully, and viciously” running over the ICE officer.

Dr. Oz targets alleged multi-million-dollar Minnesota Medicaid fraud, calling it potentially the 'largest scam ever' as he plans comprehensive audits and clawbacks.

Minnesota state and city leaders condemned the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in Minneapolis following Wednesday's fatal shooting of a 37-year-old woman by an ICE agent.

Vice President JD Vance said the Trump administration is creating an assistant attorney general position to investigate alleged fraud across various states.