You say ICE, I say fraud: Senate debate over bill to help businesses hurt by ICE enforcement fell into a predictable pattern

By: Cleo Krejci

Outlets: MinnPost

Published: May 4, 2026

Words: 764

Last Updated: 2 months, 2 weeks ago

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The Minnesota Senate last week passed a $100 million bill to help businesses recover in the wake of Operation Metro Surge — but only after nearly four hours of partisan debate, mostly about fraud.

“It feels like you’re not interested in what the bill really says,” said its author, Sen. Bobby Joe Champion, DFL-Minneapolis, ahead of the final vote. “You’re just interested in getting up and talking about fraud.”

The Thursday debate on the …

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