ICE just arrested child rapists and murderers in Minneapolis.
Ilhan Omar showed up at ICE headquarters Tuesday demanding the operation be shut down and Kristi Noem be fired.
And what the radical congresswoman said next proves Democrats will defend criminals over American citizens every single time.
Omar Called Minneapolis "Under Occupation" During ICE Headquarters Rally
Omar didn't hold back at the rally outside ICE headquarters in Washington.
"I represent Minneapolis, which is currently under occupation," she told the crowd.
She claimed two-thirds of students in some schools are afraid to attend, people won't go to hospitals because they're patrolled by what she called "occupying paramilitary forces," and restaurants are shutting down.
Omar demanded Trump fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem immediately.
"When we say it is time for Kristi Noem to go, we mean it now."
She blamed White House advisor Stephen Miller, calling him "the architect of the terror we are facing in Minneapolis."
Then the threat: "Obviously if Kristi Noem does not resign and the president doesn't fire her, Democrats are ready and willing to impeach her."
Omar claimed two of her constituents "were shot by federal agents as cameras recorded" and Trump "maligned their name."
She called for dismantling ICE entirely – describing it as "not just rogue but unlawful."
Here's what Omar won't tell you about who ICE actually arrested in her city.
Operation Metro Surge: DHS Released Criminal Arrest Records
Jose Alejandro Alvarado – Salvadoran illegal alien convicted of sexual assault on a child.
Abdikani Noor Ibrahim – Somali sex offender convicted of 17 crimes including larceny, vehicle theft, and receiving stolen property.
Blong Xiong – convicted of sodomy on a 12-year-old girl and sexual assault.
Yang Koua Moua – convicted of homicide and robbery, admitted member of the "Oriental Lo" gang, deportation order from 2013 that Walz never enforced.
Tze Thao – convicted murderer.
Ban Du La Sein – convicted of criminal sexual conduct using force or coercion, sentenced to four years, deportation order since 2014.
Vannaleut Keomany – convicted of two counts of rape, sentenced to seven years, deportation order since 2009.
These are the people Omar defends when she calls ICE a "rogue" force.
Operation Metro Surge Arrested Over 3,000 Criminal Illegal Aliens
Secretary Noem announced ICE arrested criminal illegal aliens in Minneapolis – including 3,000 in six weeks alone.
"We have arrested over 10,000 criminal illegal aliens who were killing Americans, hurting children and reigning terror in Minneapolis because Tim Walz and Jacob Frey refuse to protect their own people and instead protect criminals," Noem said.
DHS Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin said it clearly: "Every single day our law enforcement officers put their lives on the line to arrest the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens from American communities."
The operation removed murderers, pedophiles, rapists, and gang members from Minnesota streets.
ICE Director Todd Lyons confirmed arrests of MS-13, South Side Crips, and Paisas gang members.
Tim Walz Sanctuary City Policies Protected Criminal Illegal Aliens
Minnesota sanctuary politicians released nearly 470 criminal illegal aliens back into communities since Trump took office.
DHS called on Walz and Frey to honor ICE detainers for more than 1,360 aliens in custody – including violent criminals.
They refused.
"Tim Walz and Jacob Frey failed to protect the people of Minnesota," McLaughlin said.
"They let these monsters and child predators roam free."
Jose Miguel Reyes Jovel – MS-13 gang member convicted of homicide, drug trafficking, selling amphetamine, arrested for aggravated homicide in El Salvador in 2011.
Living in Minneapolis because sanctuary policies protected him.
Alfredo Garcia-Arreola – Paisas gang member convicted of dangerous drug charges, assault, smuggling synthetic narcotics, possessing fraudulent documents, two counts of illegal reentry.
Free to terrorize Minneapolis under Walz.
Omar Was Attacked One Week Before Making These Demands
A man sprayed Omar with an unknown substance during a town hall meeting on January 27.
She had just called for ICE to be abolished and Noem to resign when he rushed the podium yelling "You must resign."
Security tackled him before he could do more damage.
Omar refused medical treatment and kept speaking – demanding the same things she repeated at the ICE headquarters rally days later.
The attack came hours after Trump questioned whether Omar loves America at an Iowa rally.
Police arrested 55-year-old Anthony Kazmierczak.
Omar posted that she's "a survivor so this small agitator isn't going to intimidate me from doing my work."
Her "work" apparently means protecting child rapists and murderers from deportation.
Democrats Push To Abolish ICE And Impeach Kristi Noem
Senate Democrats refused to pass DHS funding after protests erupted in Minneapolis.
Schumer demanded "reforms" before approving the budget – meaning handcuff ICE while criminals run free.
They want to end what they call "indiscriminate stops and warrantless arrests."
Translation: stop arresting illegal aliens ordered deported for decades.
The criminals ICE arrested had deportation orders from 2001, 2009, 2013 – Minnesota officials never enforced them.
Republicans offered $20 million for body cameras and increased oversight.
Democrats refused – they want the operation shut down entirely.
Minneapolis ICE Arrests: What The Numbers Show About Criminal Convictions
DHS detailed arrest records on the "Worst of the Worst" website with 212 illegal aliens and their convictions.
The arrests include 75 convicted of violent crimes or with gang affiliations.
Another 28 convicted of sex offenses, rape, and criminal sexual conduct.
About 27% had drug trafficking convictions.
McLaughlin explained the statistics: "Many of the individuals that are counted as 'non-criminals' are actually terrorists, human rights abusers, gangsters and more; they just don't have a rap sheet in the U.S."
They have convictions in their home countries that don't show in American databases.
Omar Defends Criminals While Ignoring American Victims
Omar claims Minneapolis is "under occupation" – ignoring child rapists ICE arrested.
She demands Noem resign – silent about murderers with decade-old deportation orders Walz never enforced.
She threatens impeachment – while MS-13 gang members lived freely in her district.
Omar told reporters two constituents "were shot by federal agents" and Trump "maligned their name."
She's turning people who interfered with ICE into victims.
Jose Alejandro Alvarado – convicted of sexually assaulting a child – walked Minneapolis streets before ICE arrested him.
Blong Xiong – who committed sodomy on a 12-year-old girl – was free in Omar's district.
Those facts won't appear at her rallies.
Trump Administration Refuses To End Federal Immigration Enforcement
Noem made the position clear: "We will not let rioters slow us down from making Minnesota safe again – something Governor Walz and Mayor Frey REFUSED to do."
ICE Director Lyons put it directly: "Regardless of staged political theatrics, ICE is going to continue to arrest the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens in Minnesota and elsewhere."
Some criminals had deportation orders for 30 years.
Three decades free to "terrorize Minnesotans" – Lyons's exact words.
Trump campaigned on enforcing immigration law.
He's keeping that promise while Democrats defend the criminals being removed.
Omar can call it an "occupation" all she wants – American families are safer with these predators off the streets.
Sources:
- Tim Hains, "Rep. Ilhan Omar: Minneapolis Is Occupied By A Rogue, Unlawful Paramilitary Force," RealClearPolitics, February 3, 2026.
- "DHS Highlights Worst of Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Rapists, Pedophiles, and Drug Traffickers Arrested Yesterday in Minneapolis," Department of Homeland Security, January 8, 2026.
- "ICE Continues to Remove the Worst of the Worst from Minneapolis Streets as DHS Law Enforcement Marks 3,000 Arrests During Operation Metro Surge," Department of Homeland Security, January 19, 2026.
- "Under President Trump's leadership, ICE has arrested members of some of the world's most dangerous criminal gangs in Sanctuary Minnesota," Immigration and Customs Enforcement, January 2026.
- "ICE Arrests the Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Pedophiles, Rapists, and Violent Thugs in Tim Walz's Sanctuary Minnesota," Department of Homeland Security, December 12, 2025.
- "Ilhan Omar demands impeachment of Noem amid DHS funding battle," Fox News, January 28, 2026.