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Federal Raids Day-Care Centers Before Walz’s Fraud-Focus Address

4/30/2026

Summary

Story summary

Federal agents executed search warrants at Twin Cities day-care/autism centers on the morning of Governor Tim Walz’s final address.
Walz will deliver his address Tuesday at 7 p.m. to a Minnesota Legislature session, streamed live, calling for fraud legislation and aid for cities hit by immigration-enforcement surge.
Walz posted that reports of irregular behavior prompted the raids, warned fraudsters will be caught, and said he will not seek a third term.

History

Historical Context

President Ronald Reagan signed the Immigration Reform and Control Act on November 6, 1986, legalizing roughly 2.7 million undocumented residents and requiring employers to verify status. Decades later, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz and the state legislature cite similar fraud concerns as federal agencies, including the FBI and DHS, raid Twin Cities autism-care facilities, echoing the act’s enforcement legacy.

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Story summary

Federal agents executed search warrants at Twin Cities day-care/autism centers on the morning of Governor Tim Walz’s final address.
Walz will deliver his address Tuesday at 7 p.m. to a Minnesota Legislature session, streamed live, calling for fraud legislation and aid for cities hit by immigration-enforcement surge.
Walz posted that reports of irregular behavior prompted the raids, warned fraudsters will be caught, and said he will not seek a third term.

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