Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Monday that she has sent federal workers from her department to Minnesota to help the FBI investigate possible fraud sites.

The new assistance comes after a video went viral over the weekend which showed visits to certain state-funded daycare facilities in Minneapolis that appeared to have no children present. 

It also comes as the state has been accused of allowing widespread fraud schemes to infiltrate publicly funded programs and steal millions of taxpayer dollars.

Noem said her agents are part of DHS' Investigations team, which is under Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and said the federal agents are "conducting a massive investigation on childcare and other rampant fraud," in Minneapolis.

"DHS is on the ground in Minneapolis, going DOOR TO DOOR at suspected fraud sites," the department posted on X. " The American people deserve answers on how their taxpayer money is being used and ARRESTS when abuse is found. Under the leadership of Secretary Noem, DHS is working to deliver results."

FBI Director Kash Patel said Sunday that he is expanding federal resources in the northern state to help investigate the widespread fraud allegations, and that the bureau will "continue to follow the money" in Minnesota.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.