• A man sprayed Rep. Ilhan Omar with a foul-smelling liquid during a town hall.
• The incident occurred amid tensions over recent immigration enforcement actions.
• Omar continued her speech despite the attack, stating, "We will continue."
• The attacker was quickly subdued and arrested by security and police.
• President Trump's criticism of Omar intensified prior to the incident.

A man disrupted a town hall meeting hosted by Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar in Minneapolis by spraying her with an unknown liquid on Tuesday. Omar was criticizing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and called for the resignation of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem when the incident occurred. She refused to leave the event, asserting, "We will continue," despite the interruption according to CBS News.

Witnesses reported that the man, wearing a black jacket, surged towards Omar and sprayed the liquid before being quickly tackled to the ground by security personnel. "It smells so bad," someone in the audience remarked, highlighting the foul nature of the substance used in the attack. Omar continued the event shortly after, indicating that she was unharmed, according to South China Morning Post and Reuters.

The Minneapolis police responded promptly, stating that they observed the man using a syringe to spray the substance. Subsequently, he was arrested for third-degree assault. This incident occurred in a climate of heightened tensions regarding immigration enforcement policies, particularly after recent fatal encounters involving federal agents, as reported by India Times.

President Donald Trump has frequently targeted Omar with inflammatory rhetoric. Hours before the attack, he criticized her at a rally in Iowa, suggesting that she does not love the United States, which has escalated political animosity towards her. The backlash against Omar includes comments made during a recent Cabinet meeting where he labeled her as "garbage," according to South China Morning Post and Reuters.