BREAKING: Ilhan Omar in UTTER TERROR as THOUSANDS of her Somali voters get DEPORTED BACK overnight! 😱 Trump’s mass removal blitz hits Minnesota hard—ICE raids snag hundreds accused of fraud, fake docs, and “stolen” votes that powered her 2024 squeaker. Omar’s camp’s scrambling, screaming “witch hunt,” but leaked manifests show a voter base crumbling like Mogadishu sands. Is this the end of her Squad reign… or the spark for a civil rights storm that could flip the midterms? Whispers say she’s next—citizenship probe incoming? The receipts are dropping—click for the full raid rundown and why D.C.’s in panic mode. No mercy, no spin. 🇺🇸🚔

Rep. Ilhan Omar, the firebrand Minnesota Democrat whose district has long been a flashpoint for immigration debates, is reeling from a sweeping ICE enforcement operation that deported over 2,000 Somali nationals from the Twin Cities area this week—many of them registered voters in her 5th Congressional District. The raids, part of President Trump’s accelerated “Operation Safe Borders” launched post-inauguration, zeroed in on allegations of marriage fraud, document forgery, and voter irregularities tied to the Somali diaspora, sending shockwaves through Omar’s base and igniting accusations of political retribution. As families fracture and community leaders decry a “targeted purge,” the Minnesota congresswoman—herself a Somali refugee turned U.S. citizen—has vowed to fight back, calling the actions “a racist assault on democracy.” But with her narrow 2024 reelection margin under fresh scrutiny, whispers in GOP circles suggest Omar’s own immigration history could be next on the chopping block.

The operation kicked off in pre-dawn hours Tuesday, with federal agents from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) descending on apartment complexes, mosques, and community centers in Minneapolis and St. Paul. Dubbed “Phase Two: Heartland Sweep” by Trump administration officials, it netted 2,347 individuals—primarily Somali men and women aged 25 to 45—accused of immigration violations ranging from overstayed visas to sham marriages for green cards. By Thursday evening, 1,800 had been processed at the Otay Mesa Detention Facility near San Diego, with flights chartered to Mogadishu touching down Friday morning. “These aren’t criminals in the street sense—they’re hardworking folks caught in a paperwork nightmare,” said Abdi Jama, executive director of the Somali Community Center in St. Paul, who estimated 40% of those deported were legal residents with pending asylum appeals.

Omar’s district, home to the largest Somali-American population in the U.S. (over 80,000 strong), felt the brunt. Preliminary ICE manifests, obtained by this outlet through a FOIA request, show at least 1,200 deportees listed addresses in CD-5, including high-turnout precincts like Cedar-Riverside where Somali voters delivered 75% of Omar’s margin in November 2024. Her victory over Republican challenger Dalia al-Aqidi was razor-thin—52% to 48%—fueled by a 95% turnout among Muslim and East African communities amid fears of Trump’s return. Now, with those voters “sent back,” local GOP chair Michael McMahon crowed on X: “Ilhan’s house of cards just collapsed—thousands of her fraudulent fans gone. Enjoy the silence.” The post, viewed 500,000 times, amplified a narrative pushed by conservative influencers: That Omar’s campaigns relied on “imported ballots” from unvetted immigrants.

The congresswoman, 43, addressed the frenzy from her Capitol Hill office Friday afternoon, her voice cracking as she flanked a podium with teary-eyed constituents. “These are my people—refugees who fled war, built lives here, and voted their conscience,” Omar said, flanked by Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ayanna Pressley of the progressive “Squad.” “This isn’t enforcement; it’s ethnic cleansing by executive order. Thousands torn from their homes, kids left behind—utter terror in our communities. We’re suing, we’re marching, and we’ll win.” Her office confirmed 15 lawsuits filed in federal court by day’s end, alleging racial profiling and violations of the 14th Amendment. ACLU Minnesota echoed the charge, estimating $5 million in legal aid pledges for affected families.

Trump, fresh off a Mar-a-Lago golf outing, didn’t shy from the optics. “Ilhan Omar in utter terror? Good—those thousands of her voters just got sent back where they came from,” he posted on Truth Social, tagging ICE Director Tom Homan. “Fake marriages, stolen elections—Biden’s mess cleaned up in record time. America First means no more sanctuary for fraudsters.” The president, who pledged the “largest deportation operation in history” during his 2024 campaign, has overseen 150,000 removals since January—triple Biden’s monthly average—focusing on “high-risk” demographics per a leaked DHS memo. Homan, in a Fox News exclusive, defended the Minnesota focus: “We tracked voter rolls against immigration databases—overlaps screamed fraud. These folks weren’t just overstaying; they were gaming the system to vote.”

The raids’ roots trace to a 2023 House Ethics Committee probe into Omar’s personal life, revived under GOP control. Allegations—first aired in a 2019 Power Line blog post—of marriage fraud with her brother Ahmed Nur Said Elmi to secure his student visa resurfaced in February 2025 fundraising emails from Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas), who urged supporters to “arrest and deport” her. Though Omar, a naturalized citizen since 2000, can’t be deported for speech or politics, experts like NYU immigration law prof Hiroshi Motomura note citizenship revocation requires proving “willful misrepresentation” during naturalization—a high bar, but one the NLPC (National Legal and Policy Center) is pushing via a fresh FBI complaint filed August 2025. “Patterns of fraud don’t vanish—Omar owes transparency on her docs,” NLPC president Tom Anderson told us.

Social media erupted, with #OmarDeport trending at No. 1 U.S. Thursday night. Conservative YouTubers like “Doc Rich” racked up 2 million views on clips screaming “Ilhan’s panic attack—voters vanished!” while progressive TikToks decried “Trump’s Taliban tactics” with 1.5 million shares. A Pew poll from November 15 showed 55% national support for mass deportations of criminals, but only 32% for “community sweeps” like Minnesota’s—highlighting a partisan chasm. Fox News’ Jesse Watters devoted his monologue to “Squad’s Somali skeleton closet,” interviewing al-Aqidi: “Ilhan imported her army; now it’s packing up.” MSNBC countered with Joy Reid labeling it “authoritarian theater,” interviewing deportees’ lawyers on “trauma raids at 5 a.m.”

Economically, the hit to Minnesota’s Somali economy—$2 billion annually in remittances and small businesses—could sting. The Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce warned of labor shortages in warehousing and rideshares, where Somali immigrants fill 20% of roles. Community funds like the Islamic Association of Minnesota raised $1.2 million overnight for relocation aid, but Jama predicts “a brain drain back to Somalia or Canada.” Broader, Trump’s blitz—budgeted at $100 billion over four years—has juiced ICE staffing to 25,000 but drawn lawsuits from 15 blue states, including California’s $50 million challenge.

Omar’s response blends defiance and damage control. She’s scheduled town halls in affected neighborhoods, partnering with CAIR for “Know Your Rights” seminars, and penned an op-ed in The Washington Post: “Terror isn’t in raids—it’s in the fear they sow.” Her 2026 reelection war chest swelled $800,000 post-raids, per FEC filings, from small-dollar donors nationwide. Yet, allies worry: Tlaib confided to Politico, “Ilhan’s tough, but this cuts deep—her story’s every Somali kid’s.” Pressley added: “We’re the Squad; we fight as one.”

GOP leaders, eyeing 2026 midterms, smell blood. House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) tweeted: “Voter integrity starts at the border—Omar’s district just got a reality check.” Sens. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) introduced the “American Votes Act,” mandating citizenship proofs for federal elections—a direct shot at urban enclaves like CD-5. But Democrats counterpunch: Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) teed up a filibuster threat, while AOC rallied Gen Z via Instagram Live: “Deportations today, our voices tomorrow—resist!”

This isn’t Omar’s first rodeo. From 2019 “AIPAC loyalty” tweets to 2024 Somalia comments misconstrued as “anti-American,” she’s weathered deportation calls from DeSantis to Greene. Newsweek’s January 2024 fact-check debunked legal basis: “Deportation for citizens? Not in the cards.” Still, the NLPC’s August dossier—citing “99.999% sibling DNA” between Omar and Elmi, per a disputed Daily Mail report—fuels the fire. Omar’s dismissed it as “baseless smears,” but refuses full doc release, citing privacy.

As flights ferry families eastward, Minnesota’s winter chill mirrors the mood. Vigils lit Cedar-Riverside Friday night, chants of “No human is illegal” echoing off snow-dusted mosques. One deportee, Amina Hassan, 32—a CD-5 voter since 2020—whispered via video call from detention: “I came for safety; now terror follows.” For Omar, the personal-professional bleed is acute: Her own refugee flight at 8 from Mogadishu’s civil war mirrors the chaos she’s fighting.

Trump’s machine rolls on—next stops: Chicago’s Little Village, NYC’s Jackson Heights. Homan teased “phased escalations” Sunday on Face the Nation. Will courts halt it? A SCOTUS ruling on Texas’ border wire looms December. For now, Omar’s “utter terror” manifests in packed constituent calls—3,000 in 48 hours—and a resolve steeled by survival. In D.C.’s marble halls, where refugees once found refuge, the borders close. But voices? They amplify.

The raids’ optics divide: A Rasmussen poll pegs 48% approval in red states, 22% in blue. Economists at the Brookings Institution forecast $10 billion national GDP drag from labor losses. CAIR’s Nihad Awad warned of “escalating hate crimes”—up 30% in Somali hubs post-operation.

Omar ends her Post piece: “They sent back thousands—but they can’t deport hope.” As Somalia’s sun rises on new arrivals, Minnesota’s sets on a battle: Votes vs. vans, families vs. files. In America’s heartland, the terror’s real—and the fight’s just begun.