DHS said agents were conducting a "targeted vehicle stop" involving a Venezuelan national. State Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced a formal investigation.
The Trump administration's allegations about benefits fraud highlights a problem states led by both parties have faced for a long time -- the need for vigilance.
The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said the FBI's decision to take over the investigation will keep state officials from accessing evidence.
A day after a federal immigration officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis, the case escalated sharply Thursday when federal authorities blocked state investigators from accessing evidence.
Gov. Gavin Newsom strode into his State of the State address Thursday declaring California's high-speed rail "back on track" — bragging about progress even as it remains America's most expensive and longest-to-start train boondoggle.
Vice President JD Vance calls Minnesota Governor Tim Walz 'a joke' and accused him of enabling alleged fraud schemes plaguing the state's social services system.