Randy Fine Demands Ilhan Omar’s Deportation After Unidentified Liquid Attack at Minneapolis Town Hall

Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., condemned an attack on Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., while blaming Omar and other Democrats for rhetoric he said has contributed to escalating tensions as protests and federal agents clash in Minneapolis over immigration enforcement.

Speaking on Wednesday’s “Wake Up America,” Fine stated: “I want Ilhan Omar to be deported and denaturalized.” But I don’t want her to be attacked or hurt.”

A man sprayed Omar with an unidentified liquid during a town hall Tuesday in Minneapolis as she was calling for Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem to either “resign or face impeachment.” The man was arrested, and Omar said she was not injured.

Fine said political violence is unacceptable, but he accused Democrats of labeling violent conduct as peaceful protest. He pointed to reports of objects being thrown at federal officers, saying that “attacking a representative of the federal government, whether it’s a congresswoman or law enforcement, is not peaceful.”

Fine also defended the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown and called for sustained enforcement in Minnesota, stating: “You can’t relent.” He accused Democrats of resisting deportations after what he described as a clear 2024 election mandate for tougher immigration policy.

Asked about concerns from some Republicans regarding Noem’s handling of the situation, Fine said more federal agents should be sent and that government operations must continue despite public pressure. “We have to do whatever we have to do to round them up and send them home,” he said, referring to people in the country illegally.

Fine warned that Democrats’ opposition to immigration enforcement could trigger a partial federal government shutdown, stating: “You can see the Democrats’ fetish for illegal immigrants.” He added: “Remember, they shut down the government for 43 days last year because they were determined to give free healthcare to illegal immigrants. We said no to that, and now they don’t even want us to deport them.”