Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced in a social media post Friday evening that the USDA has suspended federal funding to Minnesota, effective immediately.
Rollins included a letter she just sent to Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey. She drew their attention to the multiple fraud scandals currently under investigation, involving Somali migrants in Minnesota.
“Despite a staggering, wide-reaching fraud scandal, your administrations refuse to provide basic information or take common sense measures to stop fraud. In fact, rather than confirm your SNAP rolls are accurate to prevent continuing fraud, you asked the courts to block USDA’s directive to recertify the State’s SNAP recipients. Recent news reports also emerged that the Minnesota Department of Human Services repeatedly reported incorrect information about SNAP to the federal government. The Trump administration refuses to allow such fraud to continue,” Rollins declared in the letter.
Rollins said that effective immediately, “I am suspending payments on all active awards and any future awards from USDA to the State of Minnesota and the City of Minneapolis, currently totaling over $129.18 million.”
Rollins wrote in a post on X, “Enough is enough! The Trump administration has uncovered MASSIVE fraud in Minnesota and Minneapolis—billions siphoned off by fraudsters. And those in charge have ZERO plan to fix it.”
“Today, @USDA is SUSPENDING FEDERAL FINANCIAL AWARDS to Minnesota and Minneapolis, effective immediately, until sufficient proof has been provided that the fraud has stopped. No more handouts to thieves! Time to drain the Minnesota swamp and put American taxpayers first. 🇺🇸💪 cc: @GovTimWalz @MayorFrey.”
Enough is enough! The Trump administration has uncovered MASSIVE fraud in Minnesota and Minneapolis—billions siphoned off by fraudsters. And those in charge have ZERO plan to fix it.
Today, @USDA is SUSPENDING FEDERAL FINANCIAL AWARDS to Minnesota and Minneapolis, effective… pic.twitter.com/xEus3GAcGX
— Secretary Brooke Rollins (@SecRollins) January 9, 2026
Rollins had previously warned over a month ago that states who refused to hand over their SNAP data would have their federal funding suspended.
BOOM! USDA to Halt Federal Funding to States Not Sharing SNAP Data
A congressional hearing was just held on Wednesday, as whistleblowers came forward to discuss the multiple fraud cases in Minnesota.
WATCH LIVE: Congressional Oversight Hearing on MN Fraud Scandal
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