Isra Hirsi, daughter of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), is facing criticism after publicly endorsing anti-ICE riots in Los Angeles and linking U.S. immigration enforcement to the conflict in Gaza.
In a viral Instagram post, Hirsi characterized both the United States and Israel as colonial powers and called for their dismantling.
“From L.A. to Rafah, there is one common oppressor — Death to the colonial empire,” Hirsi wrote. “Life for our children.”
A sitting congresswoman’s daughter is calling for the death of America and Israel.
Isra Hirsi has been arrested at antisemitic encampments that endangered Jewish students. Now she posts “Death to the colonial empire.”
This is dangerous and cannot be ignored, @Ilhan. America… pic.twitter.com/Qi0LhEWlyq
— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) June 9, 2025
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The post came amid ongoing unrest in downtown Los Angeles, where demonstrators protesting Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations clashed with police.
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Many protesters carried Palestinian flags and chanted slogans referencing an “intifada,” while others engaged in acts of vandalism, including throwing Molotov cocktails and damaging businesses.
Hirsi’s message quickly circulated online, drawing concern from critics who viewed it as a glorification of political violence.
Her comments implied that both Israel’s national defense policies and America’s immigration enforcement mechanisms form part of a shared “colonial oppressor” structure.
This linkage of global conflicts with domestic law enforcement is part of a trend gaining traction among far-left activists, according to observers.
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The leader of the demonstration wears a headband of the Hamas military wing on her forehead and chants:
From Mexico to… pic.twitter.com/YnHuNwi4bz
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The demonstrations in Los Angeles escalated following the deployment of federal agents in the city to carry out immigration enforcement actions.
Rioters took to the streets, vandalized property, and confronted law enforcement officers, while chanting pro-Palestinian slogans and denouncing U.S. immigration policies.
Hirsi’s post was not her first statement aligning with radical protest movements.
In March, she promoted a fundraiser for Mahmoud Khalil, a Columbia University graduate who was arrested and detained by ICE due to his alleged involvement in violent campus protests and his ties to the Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD) movement.
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Khalil, who is reportedly facing deportation, has been accused of sympathizing with Hamas and holding anti-American views.
CUAD, where Khalil served as a senior activist, has called for the “total eradication of Western civilization.”
Khalil’s CUAD group has called for the “total eradication of Western civilization.” pic.twitter.com/Zb9cJVnhvy
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Despite these associations, the fundraiser to support Khalil’s legal and living expenses raised over $570,000—more than double its initial $250,000 goal.
Hirsi’s role in recent campus protests also attracted disciplinary action. She was suspended from Barnard College, a liberal arts school affiliated with Columbia University, for participating in the unauthorized “Gaza Solidarity Encampment.”
The encampment was eventually cleared by the New York Police Department following multiple warnings from university officials.
Following her suspension, Rep. Ilhan Omar expressed support for her daughter’s actions.
“I am enormously proud of my daughter,” Omar stated publicly.
The occupation your daughter helped organize and promote was attended by people chanting in support of the military wing of terrorist group, Hamas. https://t.co/Obhgdavu3l
— Andy Ngo (@MrAndyNgo) April 20, 2024
The events come at a time when anti-Israel protests and opposition to immigration enforcement are increasingly converging among far-left activists.
Critics argue that this fusion of global and domestic agendas encourages confrontational and sometimes violent tactics, while undermining law enforcement and border security efforts.
The Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement have not yet issued a formal response to Hirsi’s statement.
Law enforcement in Los Angeles continues to respond to unrest related to federal immigration actions.
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Send her and her mother back to their homeland. They hate this country. Deport them and strip them of the gift of citizenship.
A small number of Somalis came to settle in the Northeastern United States in the 1920s, others came to study in the 1960s, and a surge in Somali immigration occurred in the 1990s. The Blackhawk Down incident caught the dims attention and they decided this could be another disruptive force in our society and the immigration floodgates opened wide. So far the dims bet has paid dividends like the school lunch scam, reinforcing dim control of Minnesota and adding general discord at every opportunity, real or imagined.
The disgusting offspring of her equally disgusting Mother can leave our nation anytime she so desires. People like her should be expelled from our country. Will Mom denounce what her Daughter said? Don’t bet on it!
Deport her too
They love death more than we love life.
They Need to start treating Columbia like Harvard. Cut its funding and foreign students…
She looks very much like a cross between her uncle and madre goat…
She is such a lovely person, why don’t we send her to vacation in Gaza?