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WASHINGTON– On Saturday, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) spoke at the Hands Off! People’s Veto Rally at the National Mall in Washington D.C.
Rep. Ilhan Omar called out the chaos, corruption, and callousness of the Trump Administration. She emphasized the importance of fighting and defending our democracy and upholding our Constitution.
WASHINGTON —Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement on the arrest of a University of Minnesota student by Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE) officers:
WASHINGTON– In a new op-ed in the San Francisco Chronicle by Rep. Ilhan Omar and former Rep. Mike Honda, they expose how Trump is weaponizing Alien Enemies Act to carry out indiscriminate deportations and lay the groundwork for further attacks on immigrant communities. Rep. Omar has long warned about this risk. She introduced the Neighbors Not Enemies Act to repeal this law, understanding the dangers it poses in the hands of someone like Donald Trump.
WASHINGTON – Ranking Member Ilhan Omar (MN-05) delivered the following opening statement at the Workforce Protections Subcommittee hearing entitled, “The Future of Wage Laws: Assessing the FLSA’s Effectiveness, Challenges, and Opportunities.”
“Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Good morning, everyone, and thank you to our witnesses for being here today.
WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement following President Donald Trump’s executive order to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education.
More than 1.3 million Minnesotans rely on Medicaid for their health insurance — children, families, people with disabilities and seniors. Yet, Republicans in the U.S. House voted to strip Medicaid coverage for the most vulnerable.
After four years living in a Kenyan refugee camp, where they had fled from the violence and oppression that had erupted in their native Somalia, members of the Omar family considered their options for making a new life in a distant land. Somali refugees were being resettled around the world in the mid-1990s, and the family had opportunities to go to Norway or perhaps another Scandinavian country, or to Canada. But the grandfather had other ideas.
More than one in ten Black people in the United States are immigrants. There are those fleeing violence and persecution in their homelands, including the Cameroonians, Haitians, Somalis, Sudanese and South Sudanese who are here under Temporary Protected Status, and the Liberians under Deferred Enforced Departure.
Fourteen members of Congress have signed a letter demanding the release of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement last week, despite being a legal permanent resident.