Ilhan Omar: Trump’s ‘obsession’ is ‘creepy and unhealthy’ as raids expand

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00:00Federal immigration raids are now underway across New Orleans, part of the Trump administration's

00:07latest crackdown, and they're already creating scenes of tension and fear across the city.

00:13On Wednesday, Border Patrol agents fanned out across Kenner, a suburb just west of the city,

00:18driving through neighborhoods, parking lots, even stopping a man mowing a lawn.

00:22The administration says it's targeting immigrants accused of violent crimes, including home invasion,

00:27armed robbery, and rape, and blames local sanctuary-style policies for letting some

00:32suspects go. But the tactics are sparking fear. In one neighborhood, a man stood on his roof

00:38for more than an hour as agents surrounded his home, only coming down after the convoy pulled away.

00:44The operation is also rolling out in Minneapolis, just hours after President Trump launched into a

00:50tirade against Somali immigrants and called Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, quote, garbage. He

00:56noted that the Somali community is under investigation in Minnesota, with allegations

01:00of massive fraud and stealing of state money. Again, Wednesday afternoon, the president doubled

01:05down, telling reporters in the Oval Office that Somali immigrants have destroyed our country.

01:11He also took another swipe at Omar, who came to this country as a Somali refugee while in her teens.

01:16The Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain,

01:23complain, complain. You have her. She's always talking about the constitution provides me with

01:29go back to your own country and figure out your constitution.

01:34I mean, our president's obsession with me and the Somali community really is creepy and healthy.

01:44And we are not and I am not someone to be intimidated and we are not going to be

01:50scapegoated. We are here. We are here to stay.

01:54The Minneapolis-St. Paul area is home to the largest Somali community in the country,

01:59about 84,000 people. DHS says it could make 5,000 arrests or more in this surge.

02:05Some in the Somali community are speaking out, trying to reassure neighbors who say they're

02:10terrified. I'm not scared, you know. There's nothing to be scared of, you know. There's a

02:15constitution in this country and we have rights and every single one of us has rights and we're

02:23not scared. But we have some Somali communities that are very scared.

02:29people you're in the world and we're not scared.

02:31People who are basically getting you told of the constitution to the sizable

02:32people, themselves, or about 65,000. It's not just an excess.

02:33There's ingenuity etc. It's never been cancelled for everything.

02:45You know, you're not afraid of that.

02:47When you're lucky that it's the future of the country, it's which is doing

02:50part of your husband's job.

02:55You know, none of this big news happening is you when again, and I'm 17 abroad.