"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 said on Sunday in an interview with WCCO. She added that her son, who she did not name, had earlier been praying at a mosque when ICE agents arrived and entered, before leaving without incident."
"She noted that he always carries his passport with him. Following that encounter, Omar said she told her son, just how worried I am, because all of these areas that they are talking about are areas where he could possibly find himself in and they are racially profiling, they are looking for young men who look Somali that they think are undocumented."
"The Trump administration has deployed immigration agents to Minnesota's Twin Cities area to target undocumented Somalis and Latinos. Last week, Omar sent a letter to Kristi Noem, the US homeland security secretary, and Todd Lyons, the acting ICE director, saying the enforcement, dubbed Operation Metro Surge, has resulted in blatant racial profiling, an egregious level of unnecessary force, and activity that appears designed for social media rather than befitting a law enforcement agency."
Ilhan Omar said ICE agents stopped her son in Minneapolis after a Target stop and released him when he produced his passport. Agents also entered a mosque where he had been praying but left without detaining him. Omar said enforcement operations focus on areas with Somali residents and that agents appear to racially profile young men who look Somali as possibly undocumented. The Trump administration deployed immigration agents to the Twin Cities as part of Operation Metro Surge targeting undocumented Somalis and Latinos. Omar sent a letter to DHS and acting ICE leadership alleging blatant racial profiling and unnecessary force.
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