Somalia refugee Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) deleted a Juneteenth publish on slavery Thursday after being known as out for slavery presently being practiced in her house nation. A special Juneteenth message by Omar that didn’t point out slavery stays on-line.
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Omar initially posted, “160 years in the past on June 19, 1865, slavery ended on this nation. At the moment, we have a good time Black freedom, resilience, and achievement, and proceed the work to root out systematic racism from our insurance policies and establishments.”
At 1:10 p.m. EDT, MAGA poster Gunther Eagleman replied, “Somalia nonetheless has slaves. Ilhan ought to go battle to free her personal folks.”
Somalia nonetheless has slaves. Ilhan ought to go battle to free her personal folks. https://t.co/12V0fzaP52
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) June 19, 2025
At 1:23 p.m., Eagleman posted, “She deleted her publish.”
She deleted her publish https://t.co/Q2Cm7Flt3R pic.twitter.com/cQGTquNsIy
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) June 19, 2025
One other Juneteenth publish by Omar stays, “On Juneteenth, we do not forget that freedom shouldn’t be at all times swift however it’s at all times well worth the battle. It’s a strong reminder of how lengthy justice can take to succeed in those that deserve it most. At the moment, we have a good time Black freedom, resilience, and achievement, and proceed the work to root out systematic racism from our insurance policies and establishments.”
On Juneteenth, we do not forget that freedom shouldn’t be at all times swift however it’s at all times well worth the battle. It’s a strong reminder of how lengthy justice can take to succeed in those that deserve it most.
At the moment, we have a good time Black freedom, resilience, and achievement, and proceed the work to root…
— Rep. Ilhan Omar (@Ilhan) June 19, 2025
Excerpt from a 2024 State Division report on human trafficking in Somalia:
IDPs, minority populations, folks residing in al-Shabaab territory, and Somali youngsters working in casual sectors stay essentially the most weak to intercourse trafficking and compelled labor. Some Somalis willingly give up custody of their youngsters to folks with whom they share familial ties or clan linkages who might subsequently exploit a few of these youngsters in pressured labor or intercourse trafficking. Traffickers might exploit youngsters in pressured labor in agriculture, home work, herding, promoting or portering khat, crushing stones, fishing, pressured begging, or building.
A 2023 report by Stroll Free estimated practically 100,000 enslaved folks in Somalia:
Fact! pic.twitter.com/xysCkl7sYA
— Central Texas Patriot (@centtexpatriot) June 19, 2025
