The first-term North Texas Congressman made the inflammatory comments in response to a video of Omar hosting a series of immigration-related workshops.

WASHINGTON (TNND) — A Texas congressman said Tuesday the U.S. would be better off if it deported Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., to Somalia, where she was born. “America would be a better place if @IlhanMN were deported back to Somalia,” Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, wrote on social media platform X.

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) responded to attacks she received by Republican colleagues when speaking with reporters on Wednesday. Rep. Brandon Gill (R-TX) called for Omar, who is a U.S. citizen, to be deported to Somalia.