A daycare center operated by a Somali community in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has reported a break-in, where crucial items such as children’s enrollment forms, employee records, and checkbooks were stolen.
Nasrulah Mohamed, the 20-year-old who manages the Nokomis Day Care Center, informed the media that the intrusion took place on Tuesday. The perpetrator allegedly accessed the facility through the kitchen at the rear, then damaged a wall to reach the office, as noted by the New York Post.
Mohamed suggested that a viral video by citizen journalist Nick Shirley, which claims to expose fraud in numerous daycare facilities across Minnesota, may have incited the break-in.
“This is devastating news, and we are unsure why our Somali community is being targeted,” Mohamed stated, attributing the situation to the video. He mentioned that the daycare has been receiving “hateful” and “threatening” messages in recent days.
“This is frightening and exhausting,” Mohamed expressed, labeling Shirley’s report as “false.”
It’s important to note that Nokomis Day Care Center was not one of the establishments mentioned in Shirley’s widely-viewed video, which has amassed over 132 million views on X.
Nokomis Day Care Center is not one of the facilities included in Shirley’s video, which has been viewed more than 132 million times on X to date.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) which has been linked to Hamas and designated by several states as a terrorist criminal organization, rushed to the defense of Nokomis in a statement on Wednesday.
“This disturbing incident raises serious concerns about the real-world consequences of anti-Somali, anti-immigrant and anti-Muslim hate speech circulating online,” said Jaylani Hussein, executive director of the Minnesota chapter of CAIR. “When misinformation and dehumanizing rhetoric about an entire community are allowed to spread unchecked, acts of intimidation and vandalism become more likely. Even though this day care had no connection to the viral video being circulated online, it was still targeted. That raises serious questions about whether bias played a role in the vandalism, and those questions deserve a thorough investigation by law enforcement authorities.”
The Minneapolis Police Department told Fox9 that the day care reported the break-in the morning of December 30 and that early information indicates the facility was broken into overnight while it was closed. Police said daycare staff informed them about what was allegedly taken from the building on Wednesday morning.
The incident occurred while at least $1 billion in fraud has been uncovered in Minneapolis, “including fraudulent food, housing and child care payments, with warnings from the US Attorney’s Office that the true figure could be as high as $9 billion,” the Post reported.
So far, 92 people have been arrested in connection with the scheme, and 80 of them are Somali immigrants.
President Donald Trump’s Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Tuesday evening announced the freezing of all childcare payments to Minnesota — which was $185 million in 2025 — until state authorities provide proof that the payments are legitimate.
