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'Squad' Rep. Ilhan Omar claims her son was pulled over by ICE

Omar said ICE agents stopped her son and called the Minnesota operation racial profiling and political intimidation.

'Squad' Rep. Ilhan Omar claims her son was pulled over by ICE
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This article1 analysis · Oct 12, 2026
Dec 14, 2025
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Rep. Ilhan Omar said ICE agents stopped her son in Minnesota and released him after he showed his passport. She also accused the Trump administration’s immigration operation of racial profiling and political intimidation.

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Ilhan Omar
D · MN-5

Minnesota representative who said ICE stopped her son and criticized the immigration operation

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose comments about the Somali community are included as context

Kristi Noem
Former U.S. Representative (R-SD)

Secretary of Homeland Security addressed in a letter from Omar

ALSO MENTIONED  Todd Lyons, Acting ICE director addressed in a letter from Omar

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Ilhan Omar Says ICE Agents Stopped Her Son; Agency Denies Claim

Ilhan Omar said ICE agents stopped her son in Minnesota. Outlets on more than one side report that the agency disputed her account, with some saying it had no record of the stop. Left-leaning outlets emphasize Omar’s racial-profiling allegations and her challenge to DHS’s denial. Center outlets generally pair her account with agency responses and broader enforcement concerns. Right-leaning outlets stress the denial and present her account skeptically.

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