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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) has hit back at the Trump administration’s “rogue” immigration enforcement campaign after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) accused her of lying about agents apprehending her son last week.

In a post on X on Tuesday, DHS said that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (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. Allegations that ICE engages in ‘racial profiling’ are disgusting, reckless and categorically FALSE,” the agency said.

Omar’s office lambasted ICE in response to the accusation. “ICE has long operated as a rogue agency beyond reform. It’s no surprise that an agency known for disappearing people also can’t keep its records straight,” her office said. “ICE now claims it has records of all the stops, and our office would welcome the opportunity to review them.”

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