Lawmakers want DOJ to investigate whether Somali fraud, ICE protests are linked

Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison

(The Center Square) – The U.S. House Oversight Committee is requesting that the Department of Justice investigate whether the Somali welfare fraud and anti-immigration enforcement protests in Minnesota are connected.

In a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi, Republican lawmakers suggested the possibility that there exists “organized efforts to obstruct law enforcement with foreign influences and criminal activities, including fraud.”

“The...