Ilhan Omar: “Under the Trump administration's so-called Operation Metro…”

“Not only is the federal occupation hurting businesses, the President's reprehensible rhetoric has led right wing grifters to show up here to terrorize our community. It is indefensible. Hurting small businesses is just the tip of the iceberg. Under the Trump administration's so-called Operation Metro Surge, Constitutional rights are being trampled, families are being ripped apart, and fear is being weaponized. to try to beat us into submission. Federal immigration agents are terrorizing our neighbors, stopping people of color, demanding papers, detaining U.S. citizens, brutalizing Minnesotans in the name of public safety.” (01:24–01:40)

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