President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after speaking to troops via video from his Mar-a-Lago estate on Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, 2025, in Palm Beach, Florida. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Trump said the nation’s 53 million foreign-born residents are largely "on welfare, from failed nations, or from prisons, mental institutions, gangs, or drug cartels" and argued that American taxpayers are being forced to shoulder the cost.
He further claimed that a migrant earning $30,000 with a green card receives "roughly $50,000 in yearly benefits for their family."
"This refugee burden is the leading cause of social dysfunction in America," Trump said, blaming it for issues including crime, urban decline, overcrowded hospitals, housing shortages and growing deficits.
Trump pointed to Minnesota, alleging that "hundreds of thousands of refugees from Somalia are completely taking over" the state and claiming that Governor Walz "does nothing" in response.
"Somalian gangs are roving the streets looking for ‘prey’ as our wonderful people stay locked in their apartments and houses hoping against hope that they will be left alone," Trump said. "The seriously r------d Governor of Minnesota, Tim Walz, does nothing, either through fear, incompetence, or both."
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Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks during a meeting with the House Budget Committee on Capitol Hill May 16, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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The suspect, Rahmahullah Lakanwal, is an Afghan national who reportedly worked with a CIA-operated unit that fought the Taliban on America’s behalf, Fox News Digital confirmed, which helped evacuate people during the fall of Kabul under then-President Joe Biden.
The White House, Governor Walz and Rep. Omar did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.
Fox News Digital's Charles Creitz contributed to this report.
Sophia Compton is a Writer at Fox News Digital. Sophia was previously a business reporter covering finance, energy and tourism and has experience as a TV news producer. She graduated with a journalism degree in 2021 from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
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