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Ilhan Omar: “ICE has been carrying out state sanctioned violence in our…”

Featuring: Ilhan Omar, Democratic | U.S. House Minnesota, District 5

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'State-Sanctioned Violence': Ilhan Omar Slams ICE Presence In Minneapolis Following Deadly Shooting

Published | Video Starts at 00:56

Your mayor, Jacob Fry said something similar, but the language was a little saltier. What do you think about ICE's presence in your city? Yeah, I mean, ICE has been carrying out state sanctioned violence in our communities. We have seen them terrorize so many of citizens in the 5th district and across Minnesota and that has tragically led to this murder that we all watched on, on tv. (00:56–01:03)

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