What to know about Trump administration freezing federal child care funds
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Key Points:
- The Trump administration is freezing child care funds to all 50 states pending additional verification, with heightened scrutiny on Minnesota due to alleged fraud at Somali-run day care centers.
- Minnesota officials, including Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison and Governor Tim Walz, condemned the move as politically motivated and warned it could disrupt critical child care services.
- The administration is expanding fraud investigations to other programs and states, including California and New York, and is threatening to withhold funding from Democratic-controlled states unless they provide more information.
- Child care providers in Minnesota express concern about potential funding cuts, which could force layoffs and closures, while some centers targeted by fraud allegations deny wrongdoing and report harassment.
- The situation has raised fears of increased harassment toward
