WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 13: U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks during a news conference calling for a ceasefire in Gaza outside the U.S. Capitol building on November 13, 2023 in Washington, DC. House Democrats held the news conference alongside rabbis with the activist group Jewish Voices for Peace. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Rep. Omar deflects questions on widespread Minnesota fraud tied to Somali community, blames lack of ‘Guardrails’ rather than cultural factors

During an appearance on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota’s 5th District faced a slew of questions about widespread fraud within her state’s Somali community. The interview aired one day after the Small Business Administration launched an investigation into a “network of Somali organizations” linked to the schemes.

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BROADVIEW, ILLINOIS - OCTOBER 17: Police interact with demonstrators near the "Free Speech Zone" outside of the immigrant processing and detention center on October 17, 2025, in Broadview, Illinois. Demonstrations have been taking place outside of the facility for several weeks as the Trump administration's Operation Midway Blitz has been underway, arresting and detaining immigrants in the Chicago area. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

Broadview, Illinois under civil emergency order following bomb threats and violent clashes with rioters at local ICE facility

The suburban village of Broadview, Illinois, has been placed under a civil emergency order by local officials following anti-ICE riots, bomb threats, and death threats against city leadership — in relation to a local U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) processing center.

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