While giving a speech to introduce a piece of legislation, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar said, "The last time the Alien Enemies Act was invoked it was used to detain and deport German, Japanese, Italian ...

Omar made the verbal blunder in January 2025, while discussing efforts to repeal the Alien Enemies Act of 1798. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was mocked on social media Monday over a resurfaced video ...