Photos emerge of Somali illegal’s ties to top Minnesota Dems after ICE arrest
In a significant development within U.S. immigration enforcement, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has arrested Abdul Dahir Ibrahim, a Somali national who has been living in the U.S. illegally since 1995. Ibrahim has a long history of legal troubles, including a deportation order dating back to 2004, which has been upheld through multiple court appeals. His criminal record includes convictions for asylum and welfare fraud in Canada prior to his entry into the United States, as well as a conviction in Minnesota for providing false information to police and driving without a valid license. Despite these issues, Ibrahim was granted temporary protected status (TPS) for about a decade, although his TPS application remains pending since 2023.
Ibrahim’s case has drawn attention not only for his legal status but also for his connections to prominent Minnesota politicians, including Governor Tim Walz and U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar. He has been photographed with these leaders, and both Minneapolis City Council Member Jamal Osman and State Senator Omar Fateh have previously written letters of recommendation on his behalf during immigration proceedings. This connection to high-profile figures has sparked controversy, particularly amid ongoing investigations into alleged fraud schemes within the Somali community in Minnesota, which former President Donald Trump has labeled a “hub of money laundering activity.” Trump’s administration has initiated new probes into how public funds may have been misused, including potential links to terrorist organizations like al-Shabaab.
As ICE ramps up its operations in Minnesota, local officials, including Governor Walz, have expressed concern about the implications for the Somali community. Walz has been vocal against Trump’s rhetoric, emphasizing the positive contributions of Somali residents to Minnesota’s cultural and economic landscape. The situation illustrates the complex intersection of immigration policy, community relations, and political dynamics in the state, as both state and federal authorities navigate the challenges posed by illegal immigration and associated criminal activities. The unfolding events surrounding Ibrahim’s arrest may further intensify the debate over immigration enforcement and the treatment of immigrant communities in Minnesota.
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U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested a Somali illegal immigrant convicted of fraud and connected to several high-profile Minnesota politicians, including Gov.
Tim Walz,
the former Democratic vice presidential nominee.
The illegal alien, Abdul Dahir Ibrahim of Somalia, has had a
deportation order
against him since 2004 and courts have rejected all of his appeals.
Ibrahim has a criminal history that includes convictions in Canada for asylum and welfare fraud before he entered the United States, according to a
Department of Justice
document reviewed by Fox News Digital.
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On Jan. 23, 2002, Ibrahim was also convicted in Dakota County District Court for providing false information to police and driving without a valid license. He was fined and sentenced to a year of probation. Ibrahim has also been issued 12 traffic or parking citations in the U.S.
Ibrahim is unmarried but at one point claimed his sister was his wife and her children were theirs, a claim later found to be fictitious, according to the document.
According to ICE, Ibrahim entered the United States in 1995 in New York after his deportation from Canada.
On April 3, 2004, an immigration judge ordered Ibrahim removed. In the decision, the judge highlighted the significant amount of fraud associated with him. His appeals were denied, and, in 2006, a circuit court upheld the immigration court’s decision.
Despite this, Ibrahim was granted temporary protective status (TPS) for approximately 10 years. He has a pending TPS application that has still not been adjudicated since 2023.
Ibrahim has been photographed with several high-profile politicians in Minnesota, including Walz; Squad member Rep.
Ilhan Omar
, D-Minn.; Minneapolis Democratic City Council Member Jamal Osman; and state Sen. Omar Fateh, who was unsuccessful in his recent Minneapolis mayoral race.
Ibrahim has been photographed with Walz at least twice.
Osman and Fateh both wrote letters of recommendation on behalf of Ibrahim during his immigration proceedings.
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President
Donald Trump
has recently announced a flurry of new actions to crack down and investigate fraud schemes in Minnesota, which he has assailed as a “hub of money laundering activity” and cited as the basis of his decision to terminate deportation protections for hundreds of Somali migrants.
Senior Trump administration officials announced fresh investigations this week, including a new
Treasury Department probe
into how taxpayer dollars were allegedly diverted to the terrorist organization al-Shabaab, according to Secretary Scott Bessent.
Last month, Trump cited fraud as driving his decision to terminate the temporary protected status designation for thousands of Somali migrants living in Minnesota, saying in a Truth Social post they should “go back to where they came from.”
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City officials in Minneapolis are bracing for an influx of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents after the agency announced plans for a new operation in the state.
Walz, who ran against Trump in 2024 as former Vice President
Kamala Harris
’ running mate, has criticized Trump’s rhetoric regarding the Somali community in Minnesota, saying that “Donald Trump’s hateful words don’t stand in Minnesota” and “demonizing an entire group of people just by their race and their ethnicity … is something I was hoping we’d never have to see.”
He called the Somali community in Minnesota a “group of people who contribute to the vitality, economic culture of this state.”
Fox News Digital reached out to Walz, Omar, Fateh and Osman for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
