The clash gained fresh attention this week when Trump, in a post on his social media platform Truth Social, publicly called for Omar to be “in jail” or “sent back to Somalia,” asserting without evidence that massive fraud tied to Somali communities in Minnesota justified severe action. Trump claimed there was a $19 billion “Somalia fraud” that warranted both legal and punitive responses, and labeled the Minnesota congresswoman as a “fake ‘Congresswoman’” who supposedly knows “everything there is to know” about the alleged misconduct. (nypost.com)
While Trump’s comments included inflammatory language suggesting Omar be deported despite her long‑established U.S. citizenship, they followed a broader pattern of recent administration rhetoric and actions surrounding immigration enforcement. Earlier federal operations in Minnesota have focused on alleged fraud and resulted in significant arrests, according to the Department of Homeland Security, which reported thousands of apprehensions in Minneapolis since the start of the administration’s latest enforcement push. (nypost.com)
Omar, who was born in Mogadishu, Somalia and became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2000 before being elected to Congress in 2018, responded to the escalating attacks by highlighting the constitutional protections for citizens and by framing the immigration debate around civil rights and rule of law.
In previous remarks, Omar said she was not fearful of deportation rhetoric, noting that she “didn’t know how they’d take away my citizenship,” and emphasizing that she could “go live wherever [she] want[s] if [she] wanted to,” underscoring her citizenship status as a safeguard against such threats. (Latin Times)
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