TOWNHALL | Published February 15, 2025
A growing petition to deport Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN) is gaining significant traction. Many people are signing it, expressing frustration over her controversial statements and actions that impede law enforcement efforts. The petition calls for the Somali-born congresswoman to be removed from the United States, citing her perceived disloyalty to American values and repeated criticisms of the country. As calls for accountability mount, many are questioning how someone with her outspoken views was allowed to hold public office in the first place.
Emerging Republican lawmaker, Texas Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) sent out a petition, calling for Omar to be arrested and deported to her birth country. He added that the U.S. “would be a much better place if she were to be sent back.” Omar has lived in the U.S. since 1995 and became a naturalized citizen in 2000.
Gill accused Omar of advising illegal Somali immigrants on how to avoid Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids after leaked video footage revealed the Squad member instructing Somali-born constituents on what actions to take if confronted by ICE officials.
“Friend, we should have never let Ilhan Omar into our country. And frankly, America would be a much better place if she were to be sent back to Somalia,” Gill wrote in a fundraising email. She is “more loyal to illegal Somalians” than U.S. citizens, adding that Omar is “facilitating a full-scale invasion of our country.”
He suggested that she could be found guilty of treason and stated that the “time has come to arrest and deport Ilhan Omar.”
“I have had my fill of foreigners storming our border, complaining about and disparaging our country, and then helping more and more of them invade our lands… And I know the American people are too,” Gill wrote. “If you’re as sick and tired of it as I am, sign my petition, and let’s send her back to Somalia, where she belongs.”
In a video released on February 4, Omar, speaking in Arabic, advised illegal Somali immigrants that if approached by ICE officers, they should inform the agents that a lawyer had instructed them not to answer questions or provide their name, immigration status, or information about their mode of entry.
Several reports have raised questions about Omar’s immigrant background, with one alleging that she married her second husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, a British citizen rumored to be her brother, for him to gain a green card. She dismissed such claims after the FBI opened an investigation, calling them “disgusting lies.”
In response to Gill’s remarks, Omar declared him to be a “racist” and a “fascist.”
“It is truly disgusting that members of the Republican party feel emboldened to engage in racist and quite frankly fascist remarks,” she said in a statement to Axios. “Representative Gill’s attempt to clout chase by threatening to deport a legal US citizen because you disagree with them is directly out of Donald Trump’s fascist playbook. I hope Representative Gill learns a thing or two about the value immigrants bring to this country and stop threatening Americans that disagree with him.”
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RELATED: Tom Homan Targets AOC
TOWNHALL | Published February 15, 2025
President Donald Trump’s border czar, Tom Homan, has issued a stern warning to Democrat Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) after she hosted a webinar advising illegal immigrants on avoiding deportation. In an interview, Homan said that the congresswoman’s actions could have serious legal consequences. He stated that encouraging people to evade law enforcement not only undermines U.S. immigration laws but could also put Ocasio-Cortez at risk for potentially aiding and abetting illegal activity.
This week, AOC hosted an Instagram Live webinar titled “Know Your Rights,” where she guided undocumented immigrants on navigating and avoiding interactions with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers. The event, offered in English and Spanish, featured contributions from the Democratic congresswoman’s office and legal experts from the Immigrant Defense Project.
Genia Blaser, a lawyer with the Immigrant Defense Project, argued that ICE raids are “political” tactics designed to instill fear. Later in the webinar, AOC’s office advised individuals without legal status who are “worried about being apprehended by ICE” to submit a privacy release form so her office can intervene regarding the ICE raids. At one point during the webinar, Ocasio-Cortez’s office informed undocumented immigrants that they are not obligated to open their doors to ICE agents and should instead ask them to return with a warrant before entering their homes.
In response, Homan warned the Democratic “Squad” member that she was overstepping legal boundaries and likely to face consequences for obstructing law enforcement efforts.
“So, I’m working with the Department of Justice and finding out. Where is that line that they cross? So, maybe AOC’s gonna be in trouble now,” Homan said during an interview on Fox News’s “The Ingraham Angle.”
“This is about public safety; this is about community safety. You’re putting the public at great risk, you’re putting our officers at great risk, you’re even putting the illegal alien at great risk because anything can happen on arrest on the street,” he continued.
AOC responded by mocking Homan on the social media platform Bluesky, an app developed as an alternative for those, mostly Democrats, who refuse to use X due to its ownership by Elon Musk.
“‘MaYbe shE’s goiNg to be in TroUble nOw,’” she wrote. “Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start.”
This comes as sworn-in Attorney General Pam Bondi announced lawsuits against New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) on Wednesday as part of the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. Bondi accused the state of prioritizing illegal immigrants over U.S. citizens, warning that “it stops today.”
Despite the number of deportations surpassing the average daily apprehensions this year compared to last, Homan expressed dissatisfaction with the pace of ICE enforcement. He pointed to the obstacles sanctuary cities pose, hindering law enforcement efforts.
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