Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn), revealed that both she and several other Minnesota lawmakers were booted from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Minneapolis on January 10, 2026. Omar, along with Minnesota Democratic Rep. Angie Craig, visited the Whipple Building, an ICE facility, stating their purpose for showing up at the site was to fulfill their congressional oversight role.
However, the pair were told to take a hike after being informed about a brand new rule from the Trump administration about visits from governing lawmakers. As one would imagine, this didn’t thrill Craig and Omar. “We were initially invited in to do our congressional oversight and to exercise our Article I duties,” Omar said to reporters after the incident. “When we made it in, it was with the authorization of someone who’s been here for a really long time, who understood that we had a congressional duty to enter the building and see the facility.”
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