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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The BlazeDHS torpedoes Ilhan Omar's latest tall story: 'Categorically FALSE'
In a Sunday interview with WCCO-TV, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) accused U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement of pulling over her son on Saturday and pressing him for proof of citizenship. Others who have trouble with the truth, namely Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) and the liberal media, were quick to make hay of Omar's allegation."Congresswoman Omar’s son was pulled over by ICE while he was following the law, on his way home from Target," Walz s…
Homeland Security denies Ilhan Omar’s claims son was pulled over by ICE
“With no evidence, it is shameful that Congresswoman Omar would level accusations to demonize ICE as part of a PR stunt,” the department stated.The post Homeland Security denies Ilhan Omar’s claims son was pulled over by ICE appeared first on…
The Department of Homeland Security denied on Tuesday the claims of Minnesota Democratic representative Ilhan Omar that immigration and customs officers (ICE) had stopped her son and demanded proof of his citizenship.Read more]]>
ICE disputes Ilhan Omar’s claim that her son was targeted racially – or at all! * WorldNetDaily * by Bob Unruh
Source link 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
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