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Federal agents are currently raiding 22 businesses in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as part of a major federal fraud investigation. Brooke Taylor reports live that the raids are connected to a viral YouTube video from Nick Shirley, which exposed alleged childcare funding fraud in December. The Trump administration previously froze childcare funding and called for a full audit of certain daycare centers.
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A 29-year-old Texas woman is now in custody and facing federal fraud charges after being exposed for impersonating an immigration officer in a multi-year visa fraud scheme.
Mayra Collins, a resident of Brownsville, a city on the far southern tip of Texas, is facing five counts of fraudulently posing as a federal agent with various agencies in 2022 and 2025, Acting U.S. Attorney John Marck announced.
The charges against Collins are for two counts of wire fraud and three counts of impersonating a federal agent, according to local affiliate Fox 26.
The DOJ said Collins first allegedly posed as a federal immigration officer. She allegedly falsely represented that she could expedite the process for obtaining U.S. visas and took money from four victims. In 2025, Collins also allegedly impersonated a Border Patrol agent with influence over the hiring of federal employees. She allegedly told one victim there were job positions available, but that they needed to send her money for uniforms and ballistic vests before beginning employment with Border Patrol.
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U.S. Border Patrol officers apprehended drivers of two vehicles involved in an incident and recovered eight of nine migrants missing from a boat, leaving a 10-year-old child unaccounted for.
According to the DOJ, Collins «never worked for the United States» and «had no power to provide victims of her schemes with Visas or employment» with Border Patrol.
The woman is now facing up to 20 years in federal prison for the two counts of wire fraud and another three years for the impersonation charges. She is also facing a maximum fine of $250,000.
She is expected to make her initial court appearance before U.S. Magistrate Julie Hampton this Thursday.
Lora Ries, an immigration policy expert with the Heritage Foundation, explained that «the needless complexity of immigration law and the fragmented immigration bureaucracy spread across five federal departments are fertile ground for fraudsters.»
Ries, who is director of the Heritage Foundation’s Border Security and Immigration Center, told Fox News Digital that Democrats «helped create these systemic conditions because they facilitate illegal immigration.»
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People return to the Mexican side of the Rio Grande river in Brownsville, Texas, on May 11, 2023, after dropping off migrants on the U.S. side. The U.S. ended its 40-month Covid-19 emergency and discarded the Title 42 law on the same day. (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP)
«This perpetrator exploiting that confusing and scattered system is a consequence of their own making,» Ries said.
She noted that «Congress should greatly simplify immigration law and consolidate many of the immigration agencies for a better immigration system and to prevent such fraud.»
This comes as the DOJ and Department of Homeland Security ramp up the federal government’s investigation into a massive fraud scheme largely involving the Somali immigrant community in Minnesota. Federal officials raided 22 alleged fraud sites Tuesday morning.
The raids center on federal fraud investigations into largely Somali-owned businesses, including childcare facilities that registered their daycare with the state but were allegedly billing for care that was not provided.
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Law enforcement officers seen getting into a vehicle outside of Quality learning center in Minneapolis on April 28, 2026. (Fox News)
Following news of the raids breaking, Vice President JD Vance, head of the administration’s fraud task force, remarked that the «task force and the DOJ will be relentless in exposing these fraudsters wherever they may be hiding.»
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Commenting on the Minnesota crackdown, Ries told Fox News Digital that «Americans, particularly Minnesotans, are pleased to see the ongoing pursuit of justice against fraud in that state.»
«We’ve only seen a glimpse of both the immigration fraud and welfare fraud that have occurred in Minnesota,» she said, adding, «Significant criminal and immigration consequences are needed for all the perpetrators to achieve justice and to send a message to others throughout the country not to engage in fraud.»
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Reforma fiscal de Luis Abinader queda lista para promulgación tras su aprobación de urgencia en el Congreso dominicano
La reforma fiscal impulsada por el presidente Luis Abinader fue aprobada de urgencia por la Cámara de Diputados y el Senado, convertida en ley y enviada al Poder Ejecutivo para su promulgación u observación. La norma busca sumar RD$50.000 millones al Presupuesto General del Estado, equivalentes aproximadamente a 850 millones de dólares estadounidenses (USD), mediante un aumento de la carga tributaria, según medios locales.
La norma deroga los anticipos para las microempresas, crea una amnistía para deudas tributarias y reduce de 25% a 10% el Impuesto Sobre la Renta por ganancia de capital en la venta de inmuebles, según Diario Libre. También elimina las leyes de los fósforos y del control a las estampillas, de acuerdo con el mismo diario.
Entre las medidas incluidas, el texto indexa los salarios para que solo quienes ganen más de 39.900 pesos mensuales (unos 678 dólares estadounidenses) paguen el impuesto sobre la renta y eleva la deducción de gastos educativos de 25% a 30%, según Diario Libre. Además, restablece el impuesto selectivo sobre el alcohol etílico usado en la fabricación de medicamentos y sube a 30% la tasa del impuesto sobre la renta empresarial para los grandes contribuyentes, según ese medio.
El proyecto fue presentado como una ley de medidas pro crecimiento económico, simplificación fiscal y mitigación de la crisis internacional, según Diario Libre. Según Listín Diario, su objetivo central es elevar la recaudación tributaria con mayores cargas sobre distintos sectores de la sociedad.
En la comisión bicameral, la primera reunión estuvo dedicada a la lectura íntegra del proyecto y en la segunda se escucharon observaciones del ministro de Hacienda y Economía, Magín Díaz, y de representantes de la Asociación de Industrias de la República Dominicana, según Diario Libre. Al cierre de ese encuentro, la comisión aprobó un informe favorable que luego pasó al Senado para su votación, de acuerdo con el medio.
Entre las propuestas de cambio impulsadas por la oposición figuraban eliminar impuestos a las telecomunicaciones en zonas rurales, mantener sin cambios la tasa por transferencias bancarias, indexar los salarios inferiores a 52.000 pesos mensuales (alrededor de 885 dólares estadounidenses) y aplicar la eliminación del anticipo a las pequeñas empresas, según Diario Libre. Ninguna de esas sugerencias prosperó en la votación final.
El presidente de la Cámara de Diputados, Alfredo Pacheco, defendió la aprobación y afirmó ante Diario Libre que las medidas responden a “la consecuencia de todos estos años de crisis”. También pidió “comedimiento” a la oposición al recordar que durante la presidencia de Leonel Fernández se aprobaron dos reformas fiscales.
Desde la comisión que estudió el proyecto, el diputado Francisco Javier Paulino dijo a Diario Libre que las medidas benefician a más del 90% de la población porque muchas disposiciones están dirigidas a los grandes contribuyentes. Desde la oposición, el diputado Rafael Castillo, vocero de Fuerza del Pueblo, cuestionó ante el mismo medio la rapidez del trámite y dijo que otras reformas estructurales no recibieron la misma urgencia.
El opositor Carlos de Pérez afirmó a Diario Libre que solo en mayo la nómina pública creció en alrededor de 3.180 millones de pesos (unos 54 millones de dólares estadounidenses) y cuestionó que la reforma termine destinada al pago de gastos corrientes como viáticos y publicidad.
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As artificial intelligence (AI) companies race toward IPOs and scramble to construct data centers, a new Fox News Poll finds voters now view Big Tech — not Big Government — as the greater threat to the nation’s future, a striking turnaround from seven years ago.
By a 5 percentage-point margin, more see Big Tech as the greater threat to the outlook of the country rather than big government (52% vs. 47%). That’s a 28-point reversal since 2019 — three years before ChatGPT burst onto the scene — when more were concerned about the government (58%) than tech companies (35%).
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The swing toward a greater dread of Big Tech can be seen across most groups, with only a few exceptions, like very conservative voters (by 11 points) and moms (+8), who view big government as the bigger villain. Republicans and independents are split on which is worse.
«As AI integrates into daily life, voters are reevaluating where power resides,» says Democratic pollster Chris Anderson, whose firm Beacon Research conducts the poll with Republican Daron Shaw. «Concerns about government overreach are shifting toward tech companies, as voters question whether rapid growth has concentrated too much power in institutions largely outside of public accountability.»
Feelings on AI remain a mixed bag. Equal numbers describe it as either innovative or helpful or a bad idea (14% each). Another 12% are cautious, 10% say afraid or dangerous, 9% have mixed feelings, while excitement and curiosity/interested sit at 7% each. Fewer mention threats to jobs (5%), general confusion (4%), potential for abuse (3%), more research and privacy and regulation issues (2% each), fears of science fiction (1%), and preventing data centers (1%).
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The share saying they’re afraid of AI, or it is dangerous has dropped from 16% in 2023 to 10% today, as most demographics feel less negative about AI. The clear exception is voters ages 65 and up, who mostly still feel afraid, concerned, or just don’t like it.
There is also a modest rise in those who feel cautious or distrust the booming technology: from 8% in 2023 to 12% today.
On the flip side, the number saying they find AI to be innovative and helpful has doubled from 7% in 2023 to 14% today. While most demographics feel more positive toward AI compared to 2023, this tendency is especially pronounced among voters under age 30 and nonwhite voters, each seeing double-digit increases in positive sentiment.
Daily AI usage is on the rise: 18% of voters say they use the technology every day, up from 11% last June.
The increase mainly comes from more men (+10 points since June 2025) and independents (+13) saying they use AI daily. Despite their skepticism, voters 65 and over say they are using it more as well (+4). Daily usage for voters under 30 is up 8 points since last summer.
Still, many say they rarely (21%) or never (32%) use it, roughly the same as last summer.
Voters balk at building AI infrastructure in their backyard. Two-thirds (67%) oppose having data centers in their area, including 43% who strongly oppose it, while one-third favor it (32%).
Most groups oppose data centers, but the strength of opposition varies. Fewer than 6 in 10 men, Hispanic voters, voters under 30, and Republicans oppose them, while opposition increases to roughly 7 in 10 or more among women, White voters, those ages 65+, and Democrats.
Some of the only groups to favor data centers being built are those who find AI innovative (68% favor) and those who use AI at least weekly (54%).
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«AI data centers emerging as a political issue is one of the most intriguing storylines of 2026,» says Shaw. «Opposing them is a short-term win, but attitudes about AI efficacy and regulation remain fluid.»
Even with mixed views on AI, a large majority remain confident they control technology (79%), rather than tech controlling them (20%) — the same as nearly 30 years ago.
Women, voters ages 65+ and Republicans are slightly more likely to feel they have a grip on technology compared to men, those under 30, and Democrats.
Conducted June 12-15, 2026, under the direction of Beacon Research (D) and Shaw & Company Research (R), this Fox News survey includes interviews with a sample of 1,002 registered voters randomly selected from a national voter file. Respondents spoke with live interviewers on landlines (101) and cellphones (644) or completed the survey online after receiving a text (257). Results based on the full sample have a margin of sampling error of ±3 percentage points. Sampling error for results among subgroups is higher. In addition to sampling error, question wording and order can influence results. Weights are generally applied to age, race, education, and area variables to ensure the demographics are representative of the registered voter population. Sources for developing weight targets include the most recent American Community Survey, Fox News Voter Analysis, and voter file data.
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