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EXCLUSIVE: As stated by the Governor of Minnesota Tim Waltz Faced with a growing fraud scandal involving the Twin Cities' Somali community, the Department of Homeland Security announced it has made 400 arrests as part of its “Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
Waltz recently called on Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem review recent arrests and pointed to reports of US citizens being detained in raids. DHS rejected those claims, noting that the woman Walz described as “Sue” was arrested on charges of assaulting a federal officer.
“Tim Walz and Jacob Frey failed to protect Minnesotans.” Assistant Secretary of DHS Tricia McLaughlin spoke to Fox News Digital about hundreds illegal immigrants who were arrested. “They allow these monsters and child predators to roam free.”
McLaughlin said that among 400 arrests whether illegal immigrants have been charged or convicted of rape, pedophilia and other violent crimes.
The largest illegal immigrant in the world list of “worst of the worst” Burmese citizen Ban Du La Sein shared with Fox News Digital. Sain was previously convicted of criminal sexual conduct by force or coercion in Nobles County; near the South Dakota border Noema.
Sane had been under a removal order for more than 10 years when he was detained during a sweep of the Twin Cities, according to DHS.
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Vannaleut Keomani, an illegal immigrant from Laos, was convicted of two counts of rape in Ohio and sentenced to seven years in prison. He was also under a long-standing suspension order dating back to 2009.
One of the Somali nationals caught in the operation was Liban Ali Osman, who was convicted of robbery in Ohio.
Other illegal immigrants caught in the operation include Somvang Phrachansiri of Laos, who was convicted of third-degree criminal sexual conduct and second-degree assault with a dangerous weapon.
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Illegal immigrant criminals Por Mua (inset left) and Liban Ali Osman (inset right) with DHS officers conducting a cleanup. (DHS; Ryan Murphy/Getty Images; DHS)
Prachansiri was previously sentenced to eight years and six months in prison and was being remanded in custody. deletion order list since the second Bush administration.
Another Laotian citizen, Por Moua, was sentenced to more than a dozen years in prison for crimes including first-degree serious bodily injury, third-degree sexual conduct, sexual intercourse with a child and false imprisonment.
Muah has since received a final order of removal from the United States. Bill Clinton was president.
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Walz had not responded to requests for comment at the time of publication. He called on Noem to review the arrests to ensure due process as well as clarify legal standards for detaining US citizens.
“Minnesotans have long valued civic engagement, and detaining citizens for lawfully exercising those rights or going about their daily lives sends a deeply troubling message. “I call on Secretary Noem to respect the Constitution and her administration to ensure that federal operations are conducted lawfully and with respect for the rights of all people,” Walz said.
Frey also did not immediately respond to a request.
Frey said at a news conference Tuesday that he had received reports of “incidents in which federal agents were involved in some form of activity.”
“In many cases, these activities are basically built around terrorizing people,” he said.
A day later, ICE announced it had arrested eight Somali immigrants as part of the sweep, according to police. ABC affiliate in San Angelo, Texas.
Fox News Digital's Peter Pinedo contributed to this report..
