Watch: ICE Moves In on Minnesota Fraud Sites

Federal agents fanned out across parts of Minnesota on Monday, knocking on doors and questioning workers at businesses tied to a massive fraud investigation that has rocked the state and drawn national attention.

According to the New York Post, Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents targeted locations suspected of being linked to a sprawling social-services fraud scheme as part of a broader effort to identify potential immigration violations connected to the case.

“DHS is on the ground in Minneapolis, going DOOR TO DOOR at suspected fraud sites,” the 🛡️Department of Homeland Security wrote on X, alongside video showing agents entering Nicollet Tobacco & Vape in Burnsville, roughly 17 miles south of Minneapolis.

Investigators are examining allegations that as much as $9 billion may have been stolen through fraudulent use of federally funded state programs. The scheme is believed to involve sham businesses and nonprofits that billed for services that were never provided.

“Right now in Minneapolis, Homeland Security Investigations and ICE are on the ground conducting a large-scale investigation on fraudulent daycare and healthcare centers, as well as other rampant fraud,” DHS Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Tricia McLaughlin said in a statement to The Post.

Footage released by DHS showed two immigration officers entering the Burnsville store and speaking with a woman behind the counter.