Federal Agents Execute 22 Search Warrants Across Minneapolis in a Social-Services Fraud Investigation

On the morning of April 28, 2026, federal agents executed 22 search warrants in the Minneapolis area in an investigation into alleged fraud in publicly funded social services. The FBI, the Department of Homeland Security and Homeland Security Investigations took part, alongside state and local law enforcement and the Minnesota Attorney General's office. Most searched locations were businesses receiving Medicaid funding, particularly childcare facilities; five were tied to a state program serving children with autism. A federal official said the raids were not connected to immigration enforcement, though Homeland Security Investigations participated. The operation follows the Feeding Our Future prosecution, in which 65 people have been convicted.

The involvement of immigration-enforcement personnel drew attention because many past defendants in Minnesota social-services fraud cases have been of Somali descent, and because President Trump has repeatedly made hostile public statements about Somali immigrants in Minnesota. Whether the operation reflects ordinary fraud enforcement or a broader targeting pattern is contested.

No indictments arising from this operation had been announced by the end of April 2026.