Press Releases

WASHINGTON – Today, Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Sharice Davids (D-KS), and Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) introduced the Tribal Courts Support Act, aimed at streamlining and improving the assessment process for tribal courts seeking support from the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).

WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Rep. Sara Jacobs (D-CA) led a letter to President Joe Biden today asking to form a humanitarian parole program for Sudanese people, similar to the humanitarian parole program created for Ukrainians. 

WASHINGTON– On World Refugee Day, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) authored an op-ed in The Atlantic sharing her personal refugee story and calling for increased refugee admissions to the United States. Rep. Omar's personal perspective as a former refugee brings a unique voice to this timely issue. Her op-ed offers both policy proposals and a passionate argument for the U.S.

WASHINGTON–Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) introduced nine amendments to the FY 2025 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA).

WASHINGTON, June 11 – Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (MN-05) and Sen.

WASHINGTON– Today, Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and Lou Correa (D-CA) introduced the Child Status Fairness and Modernization Act, a bill aimed at fixing a flaw in our immigration system that separates families. Reps. Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC) and Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ) are co-sponsors.

WASHINGTON—Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on President Biden’s new immigration executive order that would drastically limit asylum by reducing the number of people who can legally seek asylum in our country.

The WPA Act would establish a fully-funded federal jobs program, targeted to support communities with exceptionally high unemployment rates. The program would be fully paid for by a 0.1% tax on Wall Street stock trades.