Freshman Republican Congressman Brandon Gill of Texas ignited a political firestorm this week after publicly calling for the deportation of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), a U.S. citizen and elected lawmaker, to her country of birth, Somalia.
In a post on social media platform X (formerly Twitter), Gill wrote:
“America would be a better place if @IlhanMN were deported back to Somalia,”
accompanying a video of Omar advising Somali immigrants—some of whom may be undocumented—on how to exercise their rights when approached by immigration enforcement agents.Continues…