Federal authorities have escalated a crackdown on alleged Minnesota fraud after a viral video claimed widespread daycare abuse of federal funds, prompting DHS and FBI door‑to‑door probes. HHS froze child care funding to Minnesota and ordered audits of specific centers amid mounting allegations of taxpayer program fraud linked to Somali‑run facilities. Gov. Tim Walz blasted the move as Trump’s “long game of politicising the issue,” as criticism grows over oversight and political motives.