Ilhan Omar Says ICE Pulled Over Her Son in Minnesota, Asked for ID

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) walks to a vote at the U.S. Capitol Dec. 10, 2025. Francis Chung/POLITICO/AP

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar said Sunday that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents pulled over her son this weekend and asked him to prove his citizenship. 

In an interview with WCCO, a CBS affiliate based in Minneapolis, the Somali-born congresswoman said she’s feared for her 20-year-old son since President Donald Trump and ICE began targeting Somali immigrants in the Twin Cities area earlier this month. 

“Yesterday, after he made a stop at Target, he did get pulled over by ICE agents, and once he was able to produce his passport ID, they did let him go,” Omar, a refugee from Somalia, told WCCO’s Esme Murphy. 

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