In the days leading up to Renee Macklin Good's death, the political situation in Minneapolis had turned combustible. Her shooting has exposed how colliding forces set the stage for the ongoing crisis.

“Minnesota has lost billions of dollars in state-administered and federally-funded programs due to organized fraud,” said U.S. Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariona and chair of the committee. “Fraud networks operating in Minnesota dating back more than a decade have submitted over $9 billion . . . in false claims.”

More than two dozen U.S. House Democrats convened in St. Paul on Friday for an unofficial Congressional hearing on the conduct of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and other federal agents in Minnesota,

Lawmakers hear testimony from state and local officials, detainees and advocates amid escalating immigration enforcement.

The White House accused Minnesota “Democrat politicians” of prioritizing a “Radical Left agenda” over public safety.

Three Republican state lawmakers testified that they believe Governor Tim Walz has known about massive fraud in the Minnesota state government and has done little to stop it.

After branding Minnesota’s fraud hearing “racist," Rep. Dave Min, D-Calif., insists California hasn’t seen similar fraud even as state audits flag numerous agencies vulnerable to fraud.

In 2024, Republicans impeached the Biden administration’s DHS secretary, Alejandro Mayorkas, on the grounds that he lied to Congress that the southern border was secure and that he violated his duty when he rolled back several Trump-era immigration policies.