Overview
- Rep. Ilhan Omar told WCCO on Dec. 14 that her U.S.-born son was pulled over by ICE after a Target stop and released after showing his passport.
- Acting ICE Director Todd Lyons said on Dec. 16 the agency has "absolutely zero record" of such a stop and criticized the allegation.
- Omar’s office says it stands by her account and has pressed DHS and ICE for documentation, following a Dec. 12 letter seeking answers on the operation.
- ICE and DHS report more than 400 arrests in Minnesota under Operation Metro Surge, which officials link to immigration violations and broader public-safety efforts.
- Omar and local officials allege racial profiling, citing reports of U.S. citizens stopped and agents entering a mosque, while no independent public record has verified the specific traffic-stop claim.