President Donald Trump said on Monday that he is sending border czar Tom Homan to Minnesota in the wake of a fatal shooting over the weekend in Minneapolis involving immigration agents and a U.S. citizen.
In a post on his social media platform, the president said Homan would travel to Minnesota Monday night. He noted that, while Homan "has not been involved in that area," he "knows and likes many of the people there." The president characterized Homan as "tough but fair" and said Homan would report directly to him on developments related to the incident.
The president used the same post to link the unfolding events in Minnesota to other matters under scrutiny. He referred to a "major investigation" into what he described as "massive 20 Billion Dollar, Plus, Welfare Fraud" within the state, and suggested that investigation was "at least partially responsible for the violent organized protests" occurring there.
Separately, the president mentioned investigations by the Department of Justice and Congress involving Representative Ilhan Omar. In his post he asserted that Omar "left Somalia with NOTHING, and is now reportedly worth more than 44 Million Dollars."
Below are the key elements of the president's announcements and references:
- Deployment: Tom Homan, identified by the president as the administration's border czar, will travel to Minnesota Monday night and will report directly to the president.
- Incident prompting the move: The trip follows a weekend fatal shooting in Minneapolis in which immigration agents shot and killed a U.S. citizen.
- Additional references: The president linked a separate "major investigation" into alleged "massive 20 Billion Dollar, Plus, Welfare Fraud" in Minnesota to the protests, and referenced ongoing inquiries by the Department of Justice and Congress into Representative Ilhan Omar.
The public remarks combine the immediate operational decision to send Homan with broader assertions about investigations and financial allegations tied to political figures. The president framed Homan's role as a direct-reporting assignment to monitor and address the situation on the ground.
Reporting note: The account above is based on statements the president made on his social media platform and on reported descriptions of the Minneapolis incident referenced in those statements.