Representing Minnesota's 5th District in the People's House. @USProgressives Deputy Chair. Account managed by staff.
Minneapolis, MN and Washington, DC
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This appears to be an execution by immigration enforcement. I am absolutely heartbroken, horrified, and appalled that federal agents murdered another member of our community. It is beyond shameful these federal agents are targeting our residents instead of protecting them.
This isn’t isolated or accidental. The Trump administration is trying to beat us into submission rather than protect us. This administration cannot continue violating constitutional rights under the guise of immigration enforcement. ICE and CBP must leave Minnesota immediately. Their presence is terrorizing our communities, violating rights, and taking lives with zero accountability. Minnesota was once a place of refuge, and Trump has turned it into a war zone where unchecked federal forces murder our neighbors.
Another person has died in ICE custody — this is the 28th known death this year.
The cruelty of this rogue agency is beyond unconscionable. Abolish ICE.
Rep. Ilhan Omar retweeted
The persecution of @Ilhan just days before an election is vile and politically-motivated.
I’m leading 175 House Democrats in denouncing this. When we retake power, we have to seriously look at how we can stop these abuses of power — starting with the power of the purse.
ALT Rep. Jayapal and Omar speak at a press conference together. Below, a headline from "THE NEW REPUBLIC" reads: "Trump’s Vile Persecution of Ilhan Omar Is About to Run Into a Wall." Smaller text reads, "If they retake the House, Democrats will have plenty of ways to act against Trump's corrupt prosecutions. Pramila Jayapal and Jamie Raskin say they're going to use them."
Israeli forces unlawfully detained Brad Lander & dozens of American rabbis for harvesting olives in the West Bank.
It's not illegal to harvest olives; Israel's genocide against the Palestinian people is.
All detainees must be released immediately. We must end the genocide.
I’ve been released from IDF custody with a “warning,” apparently because of my public profile (I told them I wasn’t even a congressmember yet, just a nominee).
But several dozen rabbis & participants harvesting olives with me are still in detention. For harvesting olives. They should all be released immediately.
To be clear: Palestinians face far worse consequences every day. These detentions by the IDF are one more attempt to undermine Palestinians’ right to harvest their olive groves, travel on their roads, and live in their homes. Yet one more element of escalating, and very clearly state-sponsored ethnic cleansing.
We’ll update on their status as soon as we hear.
Rep. Ilhan Omar retweeted
Minnesota just effectively ended veteran homelessness.
Through years of focused work and targeted investments, we’re delivering on the promise that any Minnesotan who raises their hand to serve our nation will have a safe and warm place to call home.
The Office of Congresswoman Omar released the following statement:
“This raid by Trump’s DHS is an outrageous abuse of power and an unprecedented escalation in the weaponization of federal law enforcement to target political enemies. For a decade, Donald Trump has relentlessly targeted Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with inflammatory rhetoric, repeatedly putting a target on her back. Now, those attacks have escalated to a pointless federal raid. The Congresswoman has done nothing wrong. No president should be able to use the power of the federal government to intimidate his political enemies.”
ICE is out of control. This week, a five year-old child watched ICE shoot his father.
Trump's rogue agency has shot more than 43 people in two years, murdering eight.
There is no reforming this abhorrent agency. Abolish ICE.
9 months ago, ICE agent Jonathan Ross murdered Renée Good in broad daylight and called her a "fucking bitch" as he walked away.
Renée's family and our community have yet to see justice for this senseless murder. It's unacceptable.
We must prosecute and abolish ICE.
Rep. Ilhan Omar retweeted
For years, the Israeli government has systematically destroyed the health system in Palestine, murdering at least 1,700 Palestinian doctors, nurses, paramedics, and other healthcare workers and destroying dozens of hospitals.
Proud to join my colleagues in demanding the immediate release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya and all other arbitrarily detained healthcare workers and Palestinian prisoners.
Flock cameras track your every move. It’s creepy, dangerous, and raises serious civil rights concerns.
Big Tech is pushing us toward an AI surveillance state. Americans deserve privacy, not unchecked surveillance.
Ban Flock NOW.
Rep. Ilhan Omar retweeted
Renée Good was killed in broad daylight for doing nothing, and her killer is allegedly still on our streets. Rep. @Ilhan Omar is right: this administration is blaming victims for their own deaths and letting their killers off easy. We must hold them accountable.
Renee Good's family deserves accountability and justice.
The officer responsible for her death must be prosecuted and ICE must be abolished. This is the bare minimum.
No family should have to suffer this kind of loss and trauma ever again.
🚨 BREAKING: The family of Renee Good and her partner, Rebecca Good, have filed two federal lawsuits over Good’s January killing by ICE agent Jonathan Ross in Minneapolis.
The first lawsuit is against the United States itself, alleging wrongful death and other claims under the Federal Tort Claims Act. The complaint alleges Ross fired three times as Good’s vehicle turned away from him, killing the 37-year-old mother of three, and argues the shooting violated the Fourth Amendment and DHS use-of-force policies.
The second, much broader lawsuit personally names Ross, Stephen Miller, Kristi Noem, Corey Lewandowski, Tom Homan, Todd Lyons, Gregory Bovino, and other federal agents. It accuses them of participating in an unlawful conspiracy surrounding “Operation Metro Surge” and brings claims under the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871, Bivens, and Minnesota law.
The 149-page complaint alleges Good’s killing was not an isolated incident, but the “predictable and intended product” of a coordinated federal operation that plaintiffs say targeted Minnesota’s Somali and Hispanic communities and sought to intimidate people documenting or warning others about federal enforcement activity.
Together, the lawsuits seek damages over Good’s death and the injuries Rebecca Good says she suffered after witnessing the shooting.
Today, the GOP’s “Big, Ugly Bill” Medicaid eligibility requirements take effect.
Here’s what that means for Minnesotans: 🧵
$4.9 million more every year in costs for Minnesota taxpayers just to enforce these draconian requirements.
My statement with @RepMcGovern and @RepGaramendi:
We are deeply alarmed by increasing violence in Ethiopia, including the Ethiopian military strike last week on an aid convoy delivering assistance in Tigray.
The 2022 Pretoria Agreement that silenced the guns in Northern Ethiopia committed all parties to ceasing hostilities, protecting civilians, allowing humanitarian access to those affected, and undertaking comprehensive transitional justice to hold those responsible for human rights abuses and violations responsible. Unfortunately, this agreement has not been upheld, and these conditions have not been met.
This increased conflict threatens the entire country and the region as a whole, which is already reeling from the previous war in Northern Ethiopia and the devastating conflict in Sudan. Ordinary civilians are bearing the brunt of this violence.
We urge all parties in Ethiopia to immediately recommit to peace negotiations and uphold their responsibilities under the Pretoria Agreement. Ethiopia’s neighbors and the international community must work to defuse tensions and facilitate peace.
We also urge the U.S. State Department to work with all parties to end the violence and hold those responsible accountable. The people of Ethiopia deserve peace and justice.
9 Americans have been killed by Israeli forces in the last 4 years. We need answers.
Senate Republicans just blocked a resolution to get accountability for their families and the thousands of Palestinians facing genocide.
Unconscionable.
Rep. Ilhan Omar retweeted
Thank you @Ilhan for bravely sharing your story.
You are helping women across the country feel seen and breaking the stigma around talking about miscarriage.
This is a blatant attempt to suppress the vote ahead of this year's midterm elections.
Eligible voters will be disenfranchised by this flawed tool.
It is un-American in every way.
