Trump cites Minnesota fraud cases to warn against migration from ‘failed’ societies

President Donald Trump took a shot at Somalia and claimed that the investigations Minnesota faces into alleged fraud schemes is a reminder that the West cannot allow mass migration from “failed” societies. Minnesota has encountered heightened scrutiny in recent months as the state faces investigations into multiple alleged fraud schemes plaguing the state’s social services system. The majority of those charged are part of Minnesota’s Somali population , and Trump unveiled plans in November 2025 to end the temporary protected status for Somali migrants in Minnesota that offers protections against deportation.

“The situation in Minnesota reminds us that the West cannot mass import foreign cultures, which have failed to ever build a successful society of their own,” Trump said Wednesday at th