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Rep. Ilhan Omar says son was pulled over by ICE amid Trump's 'racial profiling' of Somalis in Minnesota

Trump ordered an expanded federal presence in Minnesota and made remarks about Somalis that Omar cited in her criticism.

Rep. Ilhan Omar says son was pulled over by ICE amid Trump's 'racial profiling' of Somalis in Minnesota
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Rep. Ilhan Omar said ICE agents stopped her son in Minnesota and described other encounters involving Somali residents. She accused the Trump administration of racial profiling during its increased federal enforcement presence in the Twin Cities.

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