Fact-Check Results:

This claim is false. There is no credible evidence that migrants have stolen $18 billion from any single US state. The only reference to such a number comes from a politically charged statement about a Minnesota fraud investigation, but no official report or audit confirms this figure. You can verify this by checking state audit reports or official DHS statements.

The claim about the Senate pushing $6 billion for refugees is misleading. While there is a proposed $5.7 billion for refugee programs in the 2026 HHS funding bill, this is part of ongoing budget negotiations and not a new or unexpected allocation. The Trump administration also set the lowest refugee cap in US history for 2026, and many Republicans oppose the spending.