The Department of Homeland Security on Tuesday denied that immigration agents pulled over and questioned the son of Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, after the congresswoman said the 20-year-old was asked to prove his citizenship during a traffic stop.
“ICE has absolutely ZERO record of its officers or agents pulling over Congresswoman Omar’s son. With no evidence, it is shameful that Congresswoman Omar would level accusations to demonize ICE as part of a PR stunt,” DHS said in a post on X.
Speaking to a local television station Sunday, Omar said her son was stopped “after he made a trip to Target … and once he was able to produce his passport ID, they did let him go.”