The Trump administration forcefully rebutted Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Tuesday, rejecting her office’s claim that ICE officials stopped her son in an alleged act of racial profiling, the Washington Examiner reported.
Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons blasted Omar for her “ridiculous effort to demonize” immigration agents, stating there is “no record” ICE ever pulled over her son and that she has offered “no proof.”
Omar claimed Sunday that federal immigration agents stopped her son outside a Target store Saturday and required proof of citizenship. She said he showed a U.S. passport and was released after agents verified his status.
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