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DHS Denies Ilhan Omar's ICE Claim, Calls It PR Stunt

12/20/2025

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The Department of Homeland Security says Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)'s claim that her son was pulled over by ICE in Minnesota is false and a PR stunt.
DHS said there is no record of such an incident and criticized racial profiling as "disgusting" and "reckless."
Omar condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's derogatory comments about Somalis, calling him a "national embarrassment" amid immigration-enforcement practices in Minnesota.

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The Department of Homeland Security says Representative Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.)'s claim that her son was pulled over by ICE in Minnesota is false and a PR stunt.
DHS said there is no record of such an incident and criticized racial profiling as "disgusting" and "reckless."
Omar condemned U.S. President Donald Trump's derogatory comments about Somalis, calling him a "national embarrassment" amid immigration-enforcement practices in Minnesota.