Afghanistan, Dec. 15 -- U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar said immigration agents stopped her son in Minnesota, accusing officers of racial profiling amid intensified enforcement targeting Somali communities.
U.S. Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has accused federal immigration officers of racial profiling after her son was stopped and asked to prove his U.S. citizenship, prompting a formal complaint to authorities.
In an interview with CBS News, Omar said the incident happened when her son was entering a Target store, where immigration agents stopped him and requested identification. He was released after presenting his U.S. passport.
Omar, a Somali-American lawmaker and outspoken critic of President Donald Trump, said her son now rou...