Trump sues Minneapolis public schools for ‘racist’ practice of giving black teachers first dibs on jobs and shielding them from layoffs

Donald Trump’s Department of Justice sued the Minneapolis public school district for what it claims is a ‘bastion of DEI’ by giving priority to black teachers for both getting jobs and avoiding layoffs.

The move continues the administration’s recent focus on the city, as they put pressure on the state over allegations of Minnesota’s Somali-American fraudsters plundering their state’s generous welfare system.

Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed that the city’s teachers’ union prefers ‘underrepresented population’ members for ‘certain employment benefits, terms and conditions.’

‘Discrimination is unacceptable in all forms, especially when it comes to hiring decisions. Our public education system in Minnesota and across the country must be a bastion of merit and equal opportunity – not DEI,’ Bondi said.

The lawsuit claimed that the public school system is hoping to increase minority staffing hires to around 40 percent by 2026 and making all new hires as such at least 54.3 percent.

The DOJ alleges that the district and teachers’ collective bargaining agreement classifies teachers by race when determining layoffs, reinstatements and transfers.

MPS is also accused of giving an outside group called ‘Black Men Teach Fellows’ similar employment benefits.

‘Employers may not provide more favorable terms and conditions of employment based on an employee’s race and sex,’ said Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division.

Donald Trump ‘s Department of Justice sued the Minneapolis public school district for what it claims is a ‘bastion of DEI’ by giving priority to black teachers for both getting jobs and avoiding layoffs

Attorney General Pam Bondi claimed that the city’s teachers’ union prefers ‘underrepresented population’ members for ‘certain employment benefits, terms and conditions.’ Pictured: Minneapolis Superintendent Dr. Lisa Sayles-Adams

‘The Department of Justice will vigorously pursue employers who deny their employees equal opportunities and benefits by classifying and limiting them based on their race, color, national origin, or sex.’

The DOJ is seeking a permanent injunction against the district from allowing such action to be put in the CBA.

When reached by The Daily Mail, a spokesperson for Minneapolis Public Schools declined to comment on pending litigation. We also reached out to the city’s teachers’ union.

Its the latest action taken by the administration against liberal-leaning Minnesota after Republican officials argued that the state’s Somali-American fraudsters not only plundered their state’s generous welfare system but also fed money into one of the world’s most feared Islamist insurgencies.

The eye-watering scale is staggering. Some $300million was stolen from a single federal meals program. Prosecutors believe the real total across multiple schemes could top $1billion.

More than 50 fraudsters have already been convicted, with dozens more cases in the pipeline. Court filings show that chunks of the stolen cash were sent back to Somalia or used to buy properties across East Africa.

It is a scandal that has put Minnesota and its Scandinavian-style welfare system on the map for all the wrong reasons.

And it’s put the spotlight on the state’s large Somali diaspora community, as well as Democratic Governor Tim Walz and others accused of ignoring warnings while public money vanished into thin air.

The lawsuit claimed that the public school system is hoping to increase minority staffing hires to around 40 percent by 2026 and making all new hires as such at least 54.3 percent

Research by the conservative City Journal found that ‘untold millions’ of public money was funneled through hawala networks to Somalia and that ‘largest funder of Al-Shabaab is the Minnesota taxpayer.’

After that bombshell, the US Treasury Department on December 1 announced it had opened an investigation into whether US taxpayer dollars ended up in the hands of terrorists.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said he wanted to know whether Minnesotans’ money had been diverted to al-Shabaab ‘under the feckless mismanagement of the Biden Administration and Governor Tim Walz.’

The following day, Donald Trump unleashed a tirade against Somali immigrants, calling them ‘garbage’ who had ‘ripped off’ the state.

‘When they come from hell and they complain and do nothing but b****, we don’t want them in our country,’ Trump fumed.

‘Let them go back to where they came from and fix it.’

His remarks drew instant fire. Representative Ilhan Omar –⁠ the Somali-born Democratic congresswoman who represents Minneapolis –⁠ slammed Trump for his xenophobia and insisted her community was being smeared.