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Ms Omar and fellow Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speak in the House chamber. Getty / AFP
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US Representative Ilhan Omar has been stripped of her committee assignments by a Republican-led House of Representatives. Getty / AFP
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FILE - Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. , speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 25, 2023, in Washington. House Republicans are preparing to oust Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. (AP Photo / Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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Ms Omar joined several fellow House Democrats on the sixth anniversary of a Donald Trump-era travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries on January 26, 2023. Reuters
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On January 27, 2017, former president Donald Trump enacted the ban, stopping people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the US. Getty / AFP
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Stripping Ms Omar of her committee assignments is seen as payback for stripping Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar of their committee assignments over social media posts. Getty / AFP
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Ms Omar speaks with Republican Matt Gaetz during elections for speaker of the House last month. Getty / AFP
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Ms Omar and fellow Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speak in the House chamber. Getty / AFP
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US Representative Ilhan Omar has been stripped of her committee assignments by a Republican-led House of Representatives. Getty / AFP
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FILE - Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. , speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 25, 2023, in Washington. House Republicans are preparing to oust Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. (AP Photo / Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
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Ms Omar joined several fellow House Democrats on the sixth anniversary of a Donald Trump-era travel ban on several Muslim-majority countries on January 26, 2023. Reuters
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On January 27, 2017, former president Donald Trump enacted the ban, stopping people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the US. Getty / AFP
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Stripping Ms Omar of her committee assignments is seen as payback for stripping Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar of their committee assignments over social media posts. Getty / AFP
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Ms Omar speaks with Republican Matt Gaetz during elections for speaker of the House last month. Getty / AFP
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Ms Omar and fellow Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez speak in the House chamber. Getty / AFP