Federal agents are executing warrants at Minneapolis daycare providers

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The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it executed search warrants in the Twin Cities as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.

 on Tuesday morning, DHS said that investigation related to “the rampant fraud of U.S. taxpayers dollars.” 

“The American people deserve answers in how their taxpayer money was abused,” DHS said in a 

The agency said it carried out the warrants “in the Minneapolis/St. Paul area” in cooperation with local and state law enforcement agencies. It did not release further details about the location and nature of the search warrants, 

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MPR News journalists observed federal and state law enforcement officials outside two childcare centers in south Minneapolis.

 that authorities carried out more than 20 search warrants on Tuesday, focused on childcare and daycare providers.

 saying it was not involved in the operation — and that as of 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Minneapolis police hadn’t been asked to assist in the execution of the warrants.

“We understand that any federal actions in our neighborhoods may spark fear among residents, and we will continue to marshal city resources to help the community in the aftermath of Operation Metro Surge,” the city statement read.

Messages left with the Hennepin County Sheriff’s Office and the state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension were not immediately returned.

In a statement Tuesday morning, Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Emmer applauded the law enforcement operation.

“President Trump and his administration have made it crystal clear — our country will not tolerate waste, fraud, and abuse, and we are not going to allow people to take advantage of Americans’ generosity,” Emmer wrote.

Tuesday’s law enforcement activity took place less than four months after the White House launched what it called Operation Metro Surge, which sent thousands of federal agents into the Twin Cities for weeks to conduct immigration enforcement. Two Minneapolis residents were fatally shot by federal agents during Operation Metro Surge.

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The Department of Homeland Security announced Tuesday that it executed search warrants in the Twin Cities as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.


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DHS executes search warrants at daycare providers in Twin Cities

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