Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on the violence in the West Bank. 

"I am horrified by the rampage of Israeli settlers in the Palestinian villages of the West Bank this weekend that led to the torching of dozens of cars and houses, took an innocent life and injured over 100. 

"This comes against the backdrop of massive settlement expansion and de facto annexation of the West Bank by the most rightwing Israeli government in history—moves that would erase any hope for a two-state solution.

WASHINGTON – Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on President Biden's announcement of new asylum restrictions.

WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) will host Andre Locke Sr., the father of Amir Locke, as her guest at President Biden’s State of the Union Address on Tuesday. Thursday, February 2nd marked one year since Amir Locke was shot and killed by Minneapolis Police Department officers while executing a no-knock warrant. This week, she will also introduce her bill to end deadly no knock warrants, named after Amir Locke.

WASHINGTON--Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke on the House Floor today on Republicans' partisan efforts to remove her from her committees and silence her. You can view video of her remarks here.

WASHINGTON—Today, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) announced the U.S.-Africa Policy Working Group. The Working Group will endeavor to be a clearinghouse for active, sincere, and consistent engagement with experts and policymakers working with and in Africa. It will hold regular briefings with Administration officials, NGOs, and journalists, and make a point of hearing directly from people, organizations, and social movements directly impacted by U.S. policy. 

WASHINGTON—Today, Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement after being appointed to the Foreign Affairs Committee and Education and the Workforce Committee. 

“I am proud to once again be appointed to serve on the House Foreign Affairs Committee and the House Education and the Workforce Committee. As a child survivor of war living in a refugee camp, I would never have imagined that I would one day have the opportunity to serve on these important committees.

WASHINGTON–Today, Representatives Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Sara Jacobs (D-CA.), and David Cicilline (D-RI) led a letter to Secretary Blinken and Administrator Power urging the administration to take bold action to address the dire humanitarian crisis in Chad’s Lac province.

WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement after the Biden Administration announced the extension of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali TPS holders. Just weeks ago, Rep. Omar led a letter urging this.