In 2011, then-Congressman Keith Ellison—now Minnesota’s Attorney General admitted that “there is no control at all” when discussing what would happen once the banks stopped working with the hawalas.
— easttowestt 🌍 🇮🇱🇹🇼 (@westtoeastt) January 20, 2026
That hypothetical situation he described more than a decade ago with suitcases… pic.twitter.com/i4W6pUT9Xf
Holy f'n hell.
— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) January 20, 2026
Keith Ellison sponsored the Money Remittances Improvement Act of 2014 while in Congress, signed into law by Obama.
The lawsuit eased regs and put most of the oversight into state hands. We see how that worked out.
His concern was getting $$$ to Somalia. https://t.co/QNZvG2G4y6
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