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Ilhan Omar says son pulled over by ICE agents amid Trump's crackdown

Omar described her son’s encounters with ICE and voiced concern about agents targeting young Somali men.

Ilhan Omar says son pulled over by ICE agents amid Trump's crackdown
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Rep. Ilhan Omar said her U.S.-born son was stopped by ICE agents in Minnesota and released after showing his passport. She also said agents had entered a mosque where he was praying and accused them of racially profiling young Somali men.

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Ilhan Omar
D · MN-5

Representative who described her son’s encounters with ICE and alleged racial profiling

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Donald Trump
R · President of the United States

President whose immigration crackdown and remarks about Somali immigrants provide context

Timothy J. Walz
Former U.S. Representative (D-MN)

Minnesota governor whom Trump described using a slur

Part of a bigger story

15 OUTLETS
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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