Friend— This is outrageous.

Trump’s Department of Justice has filed a felony charge of assaulting law enforcement against my colleague Rep. LaMonica McIver after a protest at an ICE facility in New Jersey a few weeks ago.

Let me be clear: This is a political charge by the Trump administration that is meant to stifle dissent against their inhumane deportation agenda.

Please, I need you to join me in calling on the DOJ to drop the charge against Rep. LaMonica McIver. We cannot let this stand.

Friend, arresting your political opponents is a longtime tactic of authoritarians like Trump.

It’s a way to intimidate regular people and send a message that if they are willing to arrest and charge a member of Congress, they have no problem doing it to you too.

But the truth is that Rep. McIver and the elected officials and activists who joined her at that ICE facility were acting with moral conviction. They were standing up for their constituents, regardless of their immigration status, and standing against ICE’s assault on due process and civil liberties.

And that kind of solidarity is the greatest threat to Trump’s regime. He needs us to stay divided, to turn neighbors against each other, and to scapegoat immigrants. When we stick together and rise above hatred, we can defeat the far-right.

So please:

Sign on to our petition and stand in solidarity with LaMonica McIver and everyone who is protesting Trump’s administration. This political felony charge must be dropped.

In solidarity,

Ilhan Omar

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