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| Maine Democrat Gov. Janet Mills' Administration Gave No-Bid State Contracts to Somali NGO That Allegedly "Registered Migrants to Vote" ‐ Organization Later Caught in Medicaid Fraud Scandal |
| 2026-01-03 |
| [GatewayPundit] The walls are closing in on Maine’s migrant-industrial complex — and the trail leads straight back to Democrat Governor Janet Mills and her administration. According to reporting from The Maine Wire, dozens of federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) swarmed multiple locations in Lewiston this week tied to Somali-run nonprofits, Medicaid billing operations, and political operatives with deep connections to Maine Democrats. HSI confirmed it is “actively conducting audits of businesses in Maine to protect America from fraud & ensure businesses only employ legal workers,” adding that hiring unauthorized workers “undermines national security.” Among the locations targeted: the Lewiston office of Gateway Community Services (CGS), a taxpayer-funded migrant services hub that received tens of millions of dollars in MaineCare (Medicaid) payments, and multiple no-bid contracts from the Mills administration, according to documents obtained by The Maine Wire. Gateway Community Services, founded by Somali refugee Abdullahi Ali, received approximately $28.8 million in MaineCare funds between 2019 and 2024. Founded in 2016 by Abdullahi Ali, a Somali refugee who resettled in Maine around 2009, GCS operates through a for-profit LLC and a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arm, Gateway Community Services Maine. The organization’s mission focuses on providing essential services to immigrant, refugee, and asylee populations, including case management, behavioral health support, counseling, youth leadership programs, and community hubs in Portland and Lewiston. The allegations regarding voter registration stem from investigative reporting, primarily by The Maine Wire, a conservative news outlet edited by Steve Robinson. According to these reports, GCS received multiple no-bid contracts from the administration of Democratic Governor Janet Mills, funded largely by federal COVID-19 relief funds. These contracts, totaling millions of dollars, supported “community health outreach workers” (CHOWs) who enrolled migrants in public benefits such as EBT, general assistance, and MaineCare (Maine’s Medicaid program). Under the National Voter Registration Act (NVRA) of 1993, agencies providing such benefits are required to offer voter registration assistance, which critics claim GCS leveraged to register migrants and mobilize them for Democrat candidates in the 2022 election. Specifically, whistleblowers and reports allege that GCS’s Lewiston office served as a “nexus” for the Community Organizing Alliance (COA), a group with ties to left-leaning organizations like the Maine People’s Alliance. After federal investigations intensified, COA quietly removed its board list from public view, although archived copies remain. This alliance purportedly conducted voter registration drives targeting “New Mainers” (a term for recent immigrants) and encouraged turnout on Election Day, contributing to Mills’ victory over former Governor Paul LePage. For instance, in Lewiston—a city with a significant Somali population—Mills reportedly won for the first time in LePage’s career, attributed by some to increased migrant voter participation. These activities are framed as part of a broader “payoff” system, where taxpayer funds for migrant services indirectly supported political activism benefiting Democrats. Gateway’s leadership and political orbit includes Democrat lawmakers Deqa Dhalac and Yusuf Yusuf, both former Gateway officials, as well as Ekhlas Ahmed, a former Gateway employee later elevated into Gov. Mills’ newly created Office of New Americans, according to The Maine Wire. GCS has not explicitly confirmed or denied involvement in voter registration on its official websites. In late 2024 and early 2025, the Maine Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) suspended payments to GCS and issued notices of violation. |
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