Attorney: Minneapolis Liberian man hit in ICE battering-ram raid had checked in for 15 years
A Liberian national in Minneapolis who had been regularly checking in with immigration authorities for 15 years was arrested during an ICE raid in which federal agents used a battering ram to force entry, and family members — including a child — witnessed the forced entry. His lawyer says there was no indication of non-compliance that would justify such a violent home entry, and the family is demanding to see a judicial warrant.
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The pandemic-era social service billing fraud perpetuated mainly by Somali immigrants in Minneapolis has exceeded $1 billion, marking one of the largest state welfare scandals in American history. ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal)) ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal)) ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal)) ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal)) ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal)) ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal)) ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal)) ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal)) ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal)) ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal)) ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal)) ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal)) ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal)) ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal)) ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal)) ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal)) ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal)) ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal)) ([American Enterprise Institute](https://www.aei.org/op-eds/how-misreading-somali-poverty-led-minnesota-into-its-largest-welfare-scandal))
How Misreading Somali Poverty Led Minnesota into Its Largest Welfare Scandal — American Enterprise Institute
Fraud in Minnesota-run Medicaid services likely exceeds $9 billion, with the program's design making it easy to scam and attracting fraudulent activities from outside the state. ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services)) ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services)) ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services)) ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services)) ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services)) ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services)) ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services)) ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services)) ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services)) ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services)) ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services)) ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services)) ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services)) ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services)) ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services)) ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services)) ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services)) ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services)) ([Minnesota Reformer](https://minnesotareformer.com/2025/12/18/u-s-attorney-fraud-likely-exceeds-9-billion-in-minnesota-run-medicaid-services))
U.S. Attorney: Fraud likely exceeds $9 billion in Minnesota-run Medicaid services — Minnesota Reformer
Immigration accounted for 94% of Minnesota's net population growth from 2020 to 2024, with new Americans providing outsized economic contributions to the state. ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/economic-contributions-new-americans-minnesota-february-2025))
The economic contributions of New Americans in Minnesota — Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
During Operation Metro Surge in Minnesota, ICE arrested over 400 individuals, with crimes including third-degree criminal sexual conduct, rape, robbery, assault, and driving while intoxicated. ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([U.S. Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and))
ICE Arrests the Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Pedophiles, Rapists, and Violent Thugs in Tim Walz’s Sanctuary Minnesota — U.S. Department of Homeland Security
89% of Somali immigrant families in Minnesota use welfare programs, contributing to fiscal issues amid fraud scandals. ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking)) ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking)) ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking)) ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking)) ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking)) ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking)) ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking)) ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking)) ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking)) ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking)) ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking)) ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking)) ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking)) ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking)) ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking)) ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking)) ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking)) ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking)) ([Fox News](https://www.foxnews.com/opinion/refugee-flood-isnt-smart-policy-its-gift-keeps-taking))
Refugee flood isn't smart policy, it's the gift that keeps on taking — Fox News
📌 Key Facts
- The person arrested is a Liberian national, tying the case to Minnesota’s Liberian community.
- He was taken into custody during an ICE raid in Minneapolis that involved a forced home entry using a battering ram.
- His lawyer says he had been regularly checking in with immigration authorities for years under supervision and was not a fugitive.
- The lawyer also stated there was no indication of non‑compliance that would justify a violent battering‑ram entry.
- Family members, including a child, witnessed the forced entry and arrest in the home.
- The reporting on the case was published by Twincities on Jan. 15, 2026.
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- Confirms the detainee’s name as a Liberian national, clarifying his country of origin and tying the case more tightly to Minnesota’s Liberian community.
- States that he had been regularly reporting to immigration authorities for years under supervision before the raid, undercutting the idea that he was a fugitive.
- His lawyer is quoted saying there was no indication of non‑compliance that would justify a violent home entry with a battering ram.
- Details that family members, including a child, witnessed the forced entry and arrest, adding specificity to the impact on the household.