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Ilhan Omar's family and refugee experience

Ilhan Omar's family, particularly her father and grandfather, and her refugee experience shaping her refugee-rights, immigration, and social-justice commitments

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Jan 15, 2026

How have media narratives about Ilhan Omar’s origins been used politically in U.S. campaigns?

Media narratives about Ilhan Omar’s origins—her birth in Somalia, flight to a Kenyan refugee camp, and eventual naturalization in the United States—have been deployed both as a weapon by opponents to ...