Matt Sepik

Amy Bach founded the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, which was at the center of a conspiracy to steal nearly $250 million from federal child nutrition programs through fraudulent reimbursement claims.

Former Assistant U.S.

Attorney Joe Thompson, who was lead prosecutor in the case, says the 42-year term is justified.

Bach is white, but the majority of her 78 co-defendants are Somali-American.

Most are U.S.

citizens, but President Donald Trump pointed to the fraud to justify his recent immigration enforcement operation here.

For NPR News, I'm Matt Sepik in Minneapolis.

During the height of immigration operations in January, agents broke into Chung Lee Tao's home without a judicial warrant and forced him outside in freezing weather clad only in shorts.

They released Tao an hour later after learning that he was not the undocumented sex offender they were after.

Ramsey County Attorney John Choi says that he may sue the Department of Homeland Security if it continues to block his request for information.

Homeland Security calls the move a, quote, political stunt to demonize ICE law enforcement.

For NPR News, I'm Matt Sepik in St.

Paul.

They don't appear to be focusing on direct medical care such as physician visits, rather personal care as well as home and community-based services.

Vice President J.D.

Vance announced the cuts yesterday.

The Trump administration says it's withholding just over a quarter billion dollars in reimbursements this month.

Don Lemon, journalist Georgia Fort, and a group of activists are facing civil rights charges for a January 18th demonstration at City's Church in St.

Paul.

Protest leader Nikima Levy-Armstrong says she'll continue to speak out against what she calls the church's hypocrisy.