Omar serves as deputy chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus and has advocated for a $15 minimum wage, universal healthcare, student loan debt forgiveness, the protection of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, and abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Jan 22, 2025 · WASHINGTON—Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) released the following statement following President Donald Trump’s executive order to suspend all refugee movement and USRAP case processing globally. Issues : Immigration

Rep. Omar is the Vice-Ranking Member of the House Budget Committee. She also serves on the House Education and Workforce Committee, where she is a member of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections and Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, Pensions (HELP).

Jan 16, 2025 · Ilhan Omar (born October 4, 1982, Mogadishu, Somalia) is an American policy analyst, organizer, public speaker, advocate, and politician who began representing Minnesota’s 5th congressional district, which includes Minneapolis and surrounding suburbs, in 2019.

Jan 31, 2024 · Rep. Ilhan Omar at the U.S. Capitol on October 17, 2023. Omar faced calls for deportation after her purported statements about Somalia and Ethiopia.

Nov 6, 2024 · Democratic incumbent U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar handily beat her Republican challenger for control of the reliably blue Fifth Congressional District, which includes Minneapolis and several suburbs.

Aug 13, 2024 · Firebrand U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar clinched the Democratic Party nomination for a fourth term on Tuesday, in a victory for progressives after losses in party primaries by two fellow...

Feb 2, 2023 · Republicans have ousted Democrat Ilhan Omar from her committee post in a sign of escalating tensions in the US Congress. They voted to remove Ms Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee...

Ilhan Omar, the Representative from Minnesota - in Congress from 2025 through Present

Jan 3, 2025 · Ilhan Omar . Minnesota (MN) – 5th, Democrat Hometown: Minneapolis. Oath of Office: Jan. 03, 2025