Former Kenyan refugee Ilhan Omar retains congressional seat in US midterm elections
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Former Kenyan refugee Ilhan Omar has retained her seat in the United States Congress after securing a decisive victory in Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District, despite renewed scrutiny of her immigration papers by President Donald Trump’s administration. Omar, a Democrat, defeated Republican challenger John Nagel to secure a fifth term representing the Minneapolis-based constituency, according to […]