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Vietnamese Refugee Challenges Ilhan Omar for Congress

3/17/2026

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Julie Le, formerly a lawyer for the United States Department of Homeland Security and a Vietnamese refugee who arrived in 1993, announced her candidacy for Congress to challenge Rep. Ilhan Omar in Minnesota.
Le was fired after expressing frustration in court.
She aims to be a more moderate voice than Omar, who backs abolishing ICE, by running in the Aug. 11 primary and citing immigration reform, education funding, and healthcare.

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Story summary

Julie Le, formerly a lawyer for the United States Department of Homeland Security and a Vietnamese refugee who arrived in 1993, announced her candidacy for Congress to challenge Rep. Ilhan Omar in Minnesota.
Le was fired after expressing frustration in court.
She aims to be a more moderate voice than Omar, who backs abolishing ICE, by running in the Aug. 11 primary and citing immigration reform, education funding, and healthcare.