Ilhan Omar says her son was pulled over by ICE agents in Minnesota

The Minnesota Democrat, an outspoken critic of the Trump administration's immigration operations around Minneapolis, said her son was let go after showing his U.S. passport.

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said her adult son was pulled over by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents Saturday in Minnesota and asked to provide proof of citizenship.

“Yesterday, after he made a stop at Target, he did get pulled over by ICE agents,” Omar, who said her son was born in the U.S., told WCCO-TV of the Twin Cities in an interview Sunday. “Once he was able to produce his passport ID, they did let him go.”

Omar, who immigrated to the U.S. when she was 12 after having fled Somalia’s civil war, also accused ICE of “racially profiling” her community.

“They are looking for young men who look Somali that they think are undocumented,” she said.

About 80,000 people of Somali descent live in Minnesota.