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December 15, 2025

Rep. Omar Says Federal Agents Pulled Over Her Son, Asking Him to Provide Proof of Citizenship
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Minnesota Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar says federal immigration
agents pulled over her son on Saturday and asked him to provide proof of
his U.S. citizenship. Omar told TV station WCCO the incident came just
one day after she warned her son to be careful in parts of Minneapolis
that are home to large populations of Somali Americans, whom President
Trump recently described in a racist tirade as "garbage."

Rep. Ilhan Omar: "I had to remind him just how worried I am, because all
of these areas that they are talking about are areas where he could
possibly find himself in, and they are racially profiling. They are
looking for young men who look Somali, that they think are
undocumented."

Meanwhile, a man and woman in a Minneapolis suburb are facing charges of
assaulting a federal officer, after they drove away with a Homeland
Security Investigations agent in the passenger seat of their car
following an immigration stop. The agent reportedly pointed a gun at the
car's driver, while her companion dialed 911 from the back seat to
report they were taking the agent to a police station. The driver was
arrested outside the station, while federal agents chased the man into a
grocery store and electrocuted him with a Taser.


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