Omar is the first Somali American in the United States Congress and the first woman of color to represent Minnesota.

5 days ago · WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) is proud to reintroduce the Department of Peacebuilding Act, legislation to establish a cabinet-level Department of Peacebuilding (DoP) dedicated to preventing violence and …

Jan 16, 2025 · Ilhan Omar (born October 4, 1982, Mogadishu, Somalia) is an American policy analyst, organizer, public speaker, advocate, and politician who began representing Minnesota’s 5th congressional district, which includes Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs, in 2019.

2 days ago · Washington — Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, said Sunday that she doesn't think Republicans have the support in Congress to approve the Trump administration's gutting of federal agencies ...

Apr 13, 2021 · Ilhan Omar fled Somalia's civil war as a child and spent four years in a refugee camp before her family received asylum in the United States. She...

Feb 4, 2025 · Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) has called for deporting Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a U.S. citizen, back to her country of birth, Somalia, in response to a clip of her advising immigrants of their rights.

7 hours ago · A House Republican is doubling down on his call to deport Somali American Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) with a fundraising email urging supporters to sign a petition to that effect, Axios has learned. Why it matters: It's one of the most graphic examples to date of the kind of incivility that has gripped Congress in recent years and fueled a historic exodus of members.

Rep. Omar is the Vice-Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee. She also serves on the House Education and Workforce Committee, where she is a member of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, Pensions (HELP).

Ilhan Abdullahi Omar (Arabic: إلهان عبد الله عمر born October 4, 1981) [5] She is the member of the U.S House of Representatives from Minnesota's 5th district since January 3, 2019. Omar is also member of "The Squad". In 2016, she was elected a Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party member of the Minnesota House of Representatives.

Feb 2, 2023 · The Republican-led House of Representatives voted on Thursday to pass a resolution to remove Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar from the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee.