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Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says ICE agents pulled over her son in Minnesota

Omar said ICE stopped her son and described her concerns about enforcement targeting Somali residents.

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says ICE agents pulled over her son in Minnesota
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Ilhan Omar said ICE agents stopped her son in Minnesota and released him after he showed his passport. She connected the encounter to an enforcement operation targeting Somali residents and alleged racial profiling.

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Ilhan Omar
D · MN-5

Minnesota representative who described her son's encounter with ICE and alleged racial profiling

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President who ordered the Minnesota operation and made remarks about Somalis and Omar

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

Homeland Security secretary addressed in Omar's letter

ALSO MENTIONED  Todd Lyons, Acting ICE director addressed in Omar's letter

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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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