Somalia refugee Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) deleted a Juneteenth submit on slavery Thursday after being referred to as out for slavery presently being practiced in her dwelling nation. A unique 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 present, 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 combat to free her personal individuals.”
Somalia nonetheless has slaves. Ilhan ought to go combat to free her personal individuals. https://t.co/12V0fzaP52
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) June 19, 2025
At 1:23 p.m., Eagleman posted, “She deleted her submit.”
She deleted her submit https://t.co/Q2Cm7Flt3R pic.twitter.com/cQGTquNsIy
— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) June 19, 2025
One other Juneteenth submit by Omar stays, “On Juneteenth, we do not forget that freedom isn’t all the time swift however it’s all the time definitely worth the combat. It’s a robust reminder of how lengthy justice can take to succeed in those that deserve it most. At present, 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 isn’t all the time swift however it’s all the time definitely worth the combat. It’s a robust reminder of how lengthy justice can take to succeed in those that deserve it most.
At present, 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 Department report on human trafficking in Somalia:
IDPs, minority populations, individuals 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 individuals with whom they share familial ties or clan linkages who could subsequently exploit a few of these youngsters in pressured labor or intercourse trafficking. Traffickers could 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 Walk Free estimated almost 100,000 enslaved individuals in Somalia:
Reality! pic.twitter.com/xysCkl7sYA
— Central Texas Patriot (@centtexpatriot) June 19, 2025
