US EditionICE denies pulling over Omar’s son, accuses lawmaker of ‘PR stunt’
DHS and ICE deny records of the stop, calling Omar's claim a PR stunt amid increased enforcement targeting Minnesota's Somali community.
- On Sunday, Rep. Ilhan Omar said her son was pulled over by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement after stopping at a Target store in Minnesota and was released after showing passport ID.
- In recent weeks, the Trump administration deployed additional ICE agents to the Twin Cities targeting the Somali community in Minnesota, while Rep. Ilhan Omar shared her account amid a large fraud probe and President Donald Trump’s attacks on Somalis.
- Omar's spokesperson Jacklyn Rogers said the congresswoman stands by her account and accused ICE of racial profiling, while Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said `ICE has absolutely zero record of its officers or agents pulling over Congresswoman Omar's son`.
- The comments sparked concern among fellow lawmakers and Minnesotans amid ongoing enforcement raids, while ICE said it has records of stops and invited Omar's office to review them.
- Minnesota has about 107,000 Somalis, according to U.S. Census Bureau data, while critics cite a 1,150% increase in assaults and an 8,000% rise in death threats against ICE personnel.
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DHS Calls Omar Claim ‘Bogus’ After She Says ICE Pulled Over Her Son; Omar Pushes Back
WASHINGTON — The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday dismissed Rep. Ilhan Omar’s claim that Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pulled over her son in Minnesota, calling the allegation false, a charge the Minnesota Democrat strongly rejected. Join our WhatsApp group Subscribe to our Daily Roundup Email Omar said her adult son was stopped by […]
ICE disputes Ilhan Omar's claim that her son was targeted racially – or at all! * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. Federal authorities are disputing Ilhan Omar’s claim that her son was targeted by Immigration and Customs Enforcement with a traffic stop. She had claimed that ICE agents pulled her son, who was on a trip to Target, over, but then allowed him to leave “after he showed proof of citizenship.” Tensions inside and regarding the Somali immigrant community in Minnesota have been at fever pitch since an independent investi…
ICE rejects Omar claim son was pulled over by feds, pressed for citizenship proof: ‘Absolutely zero record’
ICE director denies Omar's claim that agents stopped her son for citizenship proof, stating agency has "absolutely zero record" of the alleged incident.
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