How is Ilhan Omar Not Tried for Treason Over This?

Adriana Stone 0 1 min read

Rep. Ilhan Omar recently said something that won’t go unnoticed. She described ICE as an occupying, unlawful paramilitary force operating in Minneapolis. Short. Sharp. Controversial.

The remarks came during public comments where Omar warned that people are scared to go to school and the hospital. She said restaurants are losing staff because people won’t drive to work. She framed it as an occupation of an American city.

Here is the transcript she delivered, verbatim:

REP. ILHAN OMAR: I represent Minneapolis, which is currently under occupation.
We do not exaggerate when we say we have schools where two-thirds of the students are afraid to go to school.
We do not exaggerate when we say we have people who are afraid to go to the hospital because our hospitals have occupying paramilitary forces.
We do not exaggerate when we say our restaurants are shutting down because there are not enough people to drive the employees to work and from work.
We do not exaggerate when I say we have people who are housing other people because they are afraid to go home.
And that is all happening in an American city.
We have two neighbors, two of my constituents, who were shot by federal agents as cameras recorded. And their president maligned their name and told us not to believe our eyes.
When we say it is time for Kristi Noem to go, we mean it now.
When we say there needs to be accountability for the architect of the terror we are facing in Minneapolis and so many other cities, which is Stephen Miller, we mean we need accountability for him now.

People on the right see this as another example of grandstanding. They point out that ICE is a federal agency tasked with immigration enforcement. They say calling it a paramilitary occupation is incendiary and unfair.

Supporters on the left say Omar is drawing attention to fears in her district. They argue that federal intervention can look and feel like an occupying force when it’s policing neighborhoods heavily.

Either way, the language matters. Calling federal agents an occupying paramilitary force escalates the debate. It forces local leaders, federal officials, and voters to pick sides.

Expect responses. Expect hearings. Expect sound bites. This line will be replayed. It will fuel both criticism and defense of federal immigration enforcement.

Here’s the original post with the clip from RCP Video:

No single comment will settle this. But Omar’s words have made one thing clear: the fight over immigration enforcement and federal intervention in cities is far from over.

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