Ilhan Omar to be deported from U.S soon? Republicans are urging Donald Trump to send her back to Somalia
The Feed February 14, 2025 03:03 AM
Synopsis

Recent speculations are on the rise that the renowned personality Ilhan Omar is going to get deported from the US and that too quite soon. Numerous Republicans have ended up urging US President Donald Trump to send her back to Somalia.

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
Rep. Brandon Gill has reportedly and recently launched a controversial fundraising campaign while calling for the deportation of fellow Congresswoman Ilhan Omar who is now a US citizen and originally came to the US as a Somali refugee in the year 1995, reported The Hill.


Rep. Brandon Gill controversial fundraising campaign regarding Congresswoman Ilhan Omar

According to The Hill, in a fundraising email, Rep. Brandon Gill eventually accused Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of being ‘more loyal to illegal Somalians than she is to the United States’ while also claiming that she hosts workshops teaching undocumented immigrants how to evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Adding onto that, the email also urged supporters to sign a petition demanding the deportation of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar while stating that ‘America would be a much better place if she were to be sent back to Somalia’.

During such times, Democratic colleagues swiftly condemned the actions of Rep. Brandon Gill while Rep. Mark Pocan called on House Speaker Johnson to control his caucus and Rep. Pramila Jayapal described the campaign as absolutely ‘disgusting’ and characterized the threats as ‘fascist’, asserted The Hill.


Who is Congresswoman Ilhan Omar?

Congresswoman Ilhan Omar who became a US citizen in the year 2000 still remains extremely popular in her district while having won her re-election in the year 2024 by a significant margin of 74.4% to 24.6%. In response, she has dismissed the tactics of Rep. Brandon Gill while describing the Republican rhetoric as displaying an ‘embarrassing’ level of stupidity, noted The Hill.

Rep. Brandon Gill who is a freshman congressman from the state of Texas has now positioned himself as an uncompromising Republican while previously stating that he is ‘not interested in bipartisanship for the sake of bipartisanship’.

FAQs:

Which renowned political personality has recently launched a controversial fundraising campaign and regarding what?


Rep. Brandon Gill has reportedly and recently launched a controversial fundraising campaign while calling for the deportation of fellow Congresswoman Ilhan Omar who is now a US citizen and originally came to the US as a Somali refugee in the year 1995.

What did Rep. Brandon Gill accuse Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of?


In a fundraising email, Rep. Brandon Gill eventually accused Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of being ‘more loyal to illegal Somalians than she is to the United States’ while also claiming that she hosts workshops teaching undocumented immigrants how to evade Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

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