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May 15, 2025

WASHINGTONRanking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) delivered the following opening statement at Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing entitled, “Reclaiming OSHA’s Mission: Ensuring Safety Without Overreach.”  

May 14, 2025

WASHINGTON– Yesterday, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke on the House Floor in honor of Sue Abderholden for her over two decades of service as the Executive Director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness Minnesota.

May 8, 2025

WASHINGTON– Yesterday, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke on the House Floor in honor of Ted Pouliot for his decades of service to Minneapolis. This past weekend, Mr. Pouliot raised $12,000 at his art sale to benefit nonprofits working to end homelessness and address hunger across the city.

May 8, 2025

Today, US-Africa Policy Working Group Chairwoman Ilhan Omar hosted a Member-level briefing detailing the devastating human impacts of Donald Trump and DOGE’s dismantling of USAID and cuts to humanitarian and development assistance.

May 7, 2025

WASHINGTON–Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) issued the following statement on the Trump Administration’s decision to deport migrants to Libya.

Issues:Immigration
May 6, 2025

WASHINGTONRanking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) delivered the following opening statement at Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing entitled, “FECA Reform and Oversight: Prioritizing Workers, Protecting Taxpayer Dollar.”

April 25, 2025

MINNEAPOLIS—Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement after visiting Doğukan Günaydın, an MBA candidate at the University of Minnesota, who has been held in an immigration detention at the Sherburne County Jail for nearly a month: