Kristi Noem Says Half of Minnesota Visas are ‘fraudulent,’ Accuses ‘idiot’ Walz of Doing It On Purpose; Kristi Noem Claims '50%' of Minnesota Visas are Fraudulent

Kristi Noem says half of Minnesota visas are ‘fraudulent,’ accuses ‘idiot’ Walz of doing it on purpose:

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem revealed in Tuesday’s cabinet meeting with President Trump that half of all visa holders in Minnesota submitted “fraudulent” applications.

“You told me to look into Minnesota and their fraud on visas and their programs: 50% of them are fraudulent, which means that that wacko Gov. (Tim) Walz either is an idiot or he did it on purpose — and I think he’s both, sir,” Noem said, prompting chuckles in the room.

“He brought people in there, illegally, that never should’ve been in this country, said they were somebody that they’re not, they said they were married to somebody who was their brother or somebody else,” added the DHS chief, in a possible reference to accusations that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) wed her sibling.

Noem also said those who submitted “fraudulent visa applications signed up for government programs, took hundreds of billions of dollars from the taxpayers, and we’re going to remove them and get our money back.”

Former Minneapolis Sheriff Rich Stanek, who previously confirmed the high levels of fraud in the state, suggested that many of the immigration issues have been aided by locals’ generally affable nature.

“Minnesota has always been a very welcoming place,” said Stanek, who spent 12 years overseeing Minneapolis law enforcement as Hennepin County Sheriff.

“But when people say ‘Minnesota nice,’ they simply didn’t ask. Or they ignored it.”

Of at least 1,000 immigrant households that US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) visited during a two-week period, nearly half were engaged in some form of immigration fraud.

USCIS Director Joseph B. Edlow told reporters after the operation concluded that “officers encountered blatant marriage fraud, visa overstay, people claiming to work at businesses that can’t be found, forged documents, abuse of the H1B visa system, abuse of the F1 visa, and many other discrepancies.”

Trump, in the same meeting, tore into Somali immigrants, saying that “they contribute nothing.” --->READ MORE HERE

Kristi Noem claims '50%' of Minnesota visas are fraudulent:

Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem claimed that "50%" of immigration visas in Minnesota are fraudulent, but did not share any data to back that comment. 

Noem's Minnesota immigration claims

What they're saying: Noem said in a cabinet meeting with President Donald Trump that he asked her to look into Minnesota and visa fraud. She then claimed that 50% of the visas in Minnesota are fraudulent. 

"You told me to look into Minnesota and their fraud on visas and their programs. 50% of them are fraudulent," Noem said. 

Noem goes on to call Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz "wacko", stating he "either is an idiot or did it on purpose," when talking about the alleged fraudulent visas. She continued by saying she believes Walz is "both." 

"He brought people in there illegally that never should have been in this country, [who] said they were somebody that they were not. They said they were married to somebody who was their brother or somebody else," Noem said in the cabinet meeting. 

Noem ended by saying that next year, they will only put people in leadership positions in the U.S. who "love this country." --->READ MORE HERE 

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