Ilhan Omar bringing Liberian immigrant facing deportation threat to State of the Union

The Hill reports:

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) announced Monday that her State of the Union guest will be a Liberian immigrant who is facing possible deportation due to a Trump administration policy change.

Omar said in a statement that her guest will be Linda Clark, a Minnesota resident who has lived in the U.S. since 2000, after fleeing Liberia due to an ongoing civil war.

“Linda is exactly the type of American success story we should celebrate,” Omar, a Somali immigrant herself, said in the statement. “Someone who came to this country seeking a better life, played by the rules, and built a life for herself.”


Omar’s statement said the Trump administration’s decision to end deferred enforced departure (DED) for Liberian Americans means Clark and thousands of others may be removed from the U.S. in the coming months.

Comrade Omar says to hell with federal immigration law.