WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) leaves a House Democratic caucus meeting at the Capitol on September 29, 2025 in Washington, DC. Republicans and Democrats as well as the White House are working to stave off a federal government shutdown before the September 30 deadline. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

Rep. Omar defends introducing ‘MEALS Act’ during COVID-19 amid massive ongoing fraud schemes tied to Minnesota’s Somali community

Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar asserted that she has no regrets about introducing the MEALS Act in 2020, arguing that the legislation did in fact help feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic, despite widespread fraud and arrests resulting from the pandemic era’s $250 million “Feeding Our Future” fraud scheme.

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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 03: U.S. President Donald Trump’s “border czar” Tom Homan speaks to members of the press at the White House ground on September 3, 2025 in Washington, DC. The Trump administration has deployed federal officers and the National Guard to the District in order to place the DC Metropolitan Police Department under federal control and assist in crime prevention in the nation's capital. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Homan: Trump admin. on track to deport 600K illegal aliens this year, in addition to 1.6M who already self-deported

Border Czar Tom Homan says the administration is on track to deport approximately 600,000 illegal aliens by the end of the year, in addition to the 1.6 million who have already voluntarily left the United States — bringing the total number of removals and voluntary departures to over 2 million since President Trump resumed office.

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