Overview
- President Trump wrote that Rep. Ilhan Omar "should be in jail" or sent "back to Somalia" in a Truth Social post, escalating his long-running attacks on the Minnesota Democrat.
- Omar is a naturalized U.S. citizen who has represented Minnesota’s 5th District since 2019, a status that undercuts calls for deportation.
- Prosecutors in a Minnesota welfare-fraud investigation have filed roughly 98 criminal charges but have not linked Omar to the cases.
- The House Oversight Committee subpoenaed records from Omar’s husband as lawmakers examine reporting about a rapid rise in the couple’s reported net worth.
- Trump cited multibillion-dollar fraud figures without providing evidence, and he repeated unverified claims about Omar’s personal history, while Minnesota officials continue to dispute the largest fraud estimates and the state challenges an ICE enforcement surge in court.