FILE PHOTO: US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attends a press conference held by U.S. President Donald Trump and UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer at Chequers at the conclusion of a state visit on September 18, 2025 in Aylesbury, England. Leon Neal/Pool via REUTERS/File Photo
The Treasury Department is investigating claims that Minnesota taxpayer funds were stolen by fraudulent nonprofits and rerouted to the Al-Shabaab terrorist group in Somalia, according to Secretary Scott Bessent on Dec. 1.
Bessent made the announcement on the social media platform X just days after President Donald Trump eliminated temporary deportation protections for Somalis living in Minnesota.
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Kimberly Hayek is a reporter for The Epoch Times. She covers California news and has worked as an editor and on scene at the U.S.-Mexico border during the 2018 migrant caravan crisis.
