An illegal immigrant from Somalia with a long rap sheet for fraud and apparent ties to Democratic politicians in Minnesota — including Gov. Tim Walz and Rep. Ilhan Omar — was arrested Friday as part of President Trump’s immigration crackdown.
Abdul Dahir Ibrahim was taken into custody by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents and is being held at the McCook ICE facility in Nebraska, dubbed the “Cornhusker Clink” by the Department of Homeland Security, records show.
Ibrahim has an extensive criminal history and has had removal orders against him since 2004, according to Fox News.
Prior to entering the US, Ibrahim was convicted of asylum and welfare fraud in Canada, the outlet reported.
The Somali national was also busted for providing false information to police and driving without a valid license in Dakota County, Minn., in 2002.
Ibrahim was fined and sentenced to a year of probation in that case.
He accumulated 12 traffic or parking citations while in the US.
During this period, Ibrahim has been photographed with several high-profile politicians in Minnesota.
DHS shared images of Ibrahim posing with Walz, Omar and former Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh on social media.
“Criminal illegal alien, Abdul Dahir Ibrahim has been linked to Minnesota’s top sanctuary politicians,” read the DHS post.
“Ibrahim was convicted in Canada for Asylum and Welfare Fraud prior to his entry into the United States,” the post continued. “On April 3, 2004, an immigration judge ordered Ibrahim removed, citing the significant amount of fraud associated with him.
“Bye-bye, Abdul.”
DHS also included a photograph of Ibrahim in handcuffs and being loaded into an unmarked vehicle by federal agents.
Fox News reported that Fateh, a Somali-American socialist, wrote a letter of recommendation for Ibrahim during his immigration proceedings.
Ibrahim entered the US through New York in 1995, after being deported from Canada.
In one of his rejected petitions for asylum, Ibrahim claimed his sister and her five children to be his spouse and his own kids, documents show.
The judge cited Ibrahim’s “complete lack of credibility,” in rejecting his petition.
Ibrahim, however, was later granted temporary protective status (TPS), providing him with deportation protections for 10 years, according to Fox News.
An application seeking to extend his TPS status has not been adjudicated.
Trump announced that he was terminating TPS for Somali nationals last month.
This week, ICE launched large-scale deportation operations in Minnesota amid concerns over Somali nationals engaging in massive fraud in the state.
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