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Omar on alleged Somali fraud case

Amid charges against dozens of Somali immigrants in a series of multimillion-dollar alleged fraud schemes in Minnesota, Rep. Ilhan Omar, whose district includes much of Minneapolis, told "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," that if allegations of a connection between tax dollars and al Qaeda affiliate al Shabaab are true, "that is a failure of the FBI and our court system." She added that "if that is the case, if money from U.S. tax dollars is being sent to help with terrorism in Somalia, we want to know and we want those people prosecuted and we want to make sure that it doesn't ever happen again."
Dec 7, 2025 (09:01)

TRANSCRIPT FOR: “REP. ILHAN OMAR SAYS ANY LINK BETWEEN ALLEGED SOMALI FRAUD AND TERRORISM IS A "FAILURE OF THE FBI"”

ILHAN OMAR:
00:08:06

I mean, when I think about Stephen Miller and his white supremacist rhetoric, it reminds me--

MARGARET BRENNAN:
00:08:13

That's when you hear it. Yes, it reminds me of the way the Nazis described Jewish people in Germany. And as we know, there have been many immigrants who have tried to come to the United States who've turned back, one of them being Jewish immigrants. We know the way that people were described who were coming from Ireland, Irish immigrants. We know the way in which people were described back then when they were Italian immigrants. And to me, we're, yes, of course, ethnically Somali. We are in this country as Americans. We are citizens. We are a productive part of this nation. And we will continue to be. Congresswoman Omar, thank you for your time today.

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