00:00U.S. Congresswoman Ilan Omar was attacked with an unknown substance at the town hall she was hosting on Tuesday when an audience member used a syringe to spray liquid at her, Minneapolis police said.
00:13Omar, the Minnesota representative, was uninjured and the man was immediately arrested.
00:19She continued the town hall for about 25 more minutes after the man was ushered out by security, saying she would not be intimidated.
00:27Police said that forensics were being conducted at the scene.
00:32The attack took place as Omar called for the abolishment of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, and for Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to resign or face impeachment after the deaths of two people in Minnesota at the hands of ICE.
00:47U.S. President Donald Trump has frequently criticized Omar and stepped up verbal attacks on her in recent months as he turned his focus on Minneapolis, calling her garbage in a cabinet meeting in December.
01:01In 2019, Omar became the first Somali-American, the first African-born American, and one of the first two Muslim-American women to serve in the U.S. Congress.
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