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 ...
A resurfaced clip of Rep. Ilhan Omar saying "World War Eleven" instead of "World War II" goes viral amid a federal fraud probe in her district.
A 2025 verbal gaffe Omar made resurfaced in April 2026. Many posts sharing the footage omitted key context.