House Majority Whip Tom Emmer called for the federal government to deport all Somali fraudsters roaming throughout Minnesota.

In a statement shared on X Tuesday, Emmer also called for the “denaturalization” of any Somali immigrants who obtained United States citizenship and were tied to the fraud in his home state.

The Trump administration has already commenced a broader effort to strip the citizenship of foreign-born individuals who engaged in fraud, instructing federal authorities to present 100 to 200 such cases per month.

“I have three words regarding Somalis who have committed fraud against American taxpayers: Send them home. If they’re here illegally, deport them immediately; if they’re naturalized citizens, revoke their citizenship and deport them quickly thereafter. If we need to change the law to do that, I will,” Emmer said.

BREAKING: I’m calling for the denaturalization and deportation of every Somali engaged in fraud in Minnesota. Read my full statement below:

“I have three words regarding Somalis who have committed fraud against American taxpayers: Send them home. If they’re here illegally,…

— Tom Emmer (@GOPMajorityWhip) December 30, 2025

“Our nation will not tolerate those who take advantage of our charity and refuse to assimilate into our culture. Additionally, if any naturalized Somalis had undisclosed ties to terrorist organizations like Al-Shabaab, I want to see their citizenship revoked and their as*** sent back immediately. Same goes for anyone who is found to have committed marriage fraud during the immigration process,” he added.

Federal prosecutors recently revealed that at least $9 billion in taxpayer funds may have been stolen as part of a massive fraud scandal largely tied to Minnesota’s Somali community.

The accused fraudsters allegedly took cash from state welfare programs and funneled it through fake nonprofits and shell companies back to Somalia — and even Somali terrorist group Al-Shabaab, City Journal reported last month.

A video posted by independent journalist Nick Shirley that has since gone viral allegedly showed that numerous daycare and learning centers in Minneapolis that received millions in taxpayer dollars had no children inside.

The feds have charged 98 individuals, 85 of whom are of Somali descent, Attorney General Pam Bondi said on X Monday.

The U.S. military said Tuesday that it killed or captured nearly 25 ISIS operatives during a nine-day counterterrorism operation in Syria following an attack earlier this month that left two American troops dead.

U.S. Central Command said seven terrorists were killed and more than a dozen more were captured during 11 missions in Syria from December 20-29. Those missions were launched a day after the United States and Jordan conducted strikes on more than 70 ISIS targets in Syria. 

“We will not relent,” said Admiral Brad Cooper, the head of Central Command. “We are steadfast in commitment to working with regional partners to root out the ISIS threat posed to U.S. and regional security.”

In addition to taking out the ISIS operatives, American and partner forces destroyed four ISIS weapons caches, Central Command said. The strikes conducted on December 19 by fighter jets, attack helicopters, and artillery targeted ISIS infrastructure and weapons sites in central Syria. 

“Continuing to hunt down terrorist operatives, eliminate ISIS networks, and work with partners to prevent an ISIS resurgence makes America, the region, and the world safer,” said Cooper.

The strikes were launched in retaliation for an ISIS attack on December 13 that killed 29-year-old Sgt. Nate Howard and 25-year-old Sgt. Edgar Torres-Tovar. An American interpreter named Ayad Mansoor Sakat was also killed in the attack. Both Howard and Torres were members of the Iowa National Guard. 

“As we said directly following the savage attack, if you target Americans — anywhere in the world — you will spend the rest of your brief, anxious life knowing the United States will hunt you, find you, and ruthlessly kill you,” War Secretary Pete Hegseth said, announcing the strikes. 

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According to Central Command, ISIS inspired at least 11 plots or attacks in the United States in 2025. Over the course of the year, American and partner forces have killed more than 20 terrorists and detained more than 300 in Syria.

On Monday, the Justice Department unsealed records showing that a 21-year-old man named John Michael Garza had been charged in Texas for providing bomb components and money to individuals he believed were affiliated with ISIS. Garza allegedly told law enforcement he believed in ISIS ideology and made several cryptocurrency payments he believed were going to fund weapons for the terrorist group.