A Somali national with a notorious record of fraudulent activities and alleged connections to prominent Minnesota Democrats—Governor Tim Walz and Representative Ilhan Omar—was apprehended on Friday as part of the Trump administration’s intensified immigration enforcement efforts.

Abdul Dahir Ibrahim was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and is currently held at the McCook ICE facility in Nebraska, informally known as the “Cornhusker Clink” by the Department of Homeland Security, according to official documents.

With an extensive history of criminal activity, Ibrahim has been subject to deportation orders since 2004, as reported by Fox News.

Before his arrival in the United States, Ibrahim faced convictions in Canada for asylum fraud and welfare fraud, the news outlet detailed.

In addition, Ibrahim was charged in Dakota County, Minnesota, in 2002 for providing false information to law enforcement and operating a vehicle without a valid driver’s license.

Ibrahim was fined and sentenced to a year of probation in that case. 

He accumulated 12 traffic or parking citations while in the US. 

During this period, Ibrahim has been photographed with several high-profile politicians in Minnesota. 

DHS shared images of Ibrahim posing with Walz, Omar and former Minneapolis mayoral candidate Omar Fateh on social media. 

“Criminal illegal alien, Abdul Dahir Ibrahim has been linked to Minnesota’s top sanctuary politicians,” read the DHS post. 

“Ibrahim was convicted in Canada for Asylum and Welfare Fraud prior to his entry into the United States,” the post continued. “On April 3, 2004, an immigration judge ordered Ibrahim removed, citing the significant amount of fraud associated with him.

“Bye-bye, Abdul.” 

DHS also included a photograph of Ibrahim in handcuffs and being loaded into an unmarked vehicle by federal agents. 

Fox News reported that Fateh, a Somali-American socialist, wrote a letter of recommendation for Ibrahim during his immigration proceedings.

Ibrahim entered the US through New York in 1995, after being deported from Canada.

In one of his rejected petitions for asylum, Ibrahim claimed his sister and her five children to be his spouse and his own kids, documents show. 

The judge cited Ibrahim’s “complete lack of credibility,” in rejecting his petition. 

Ibrahim, however, was later granted temporary protective status (TPS), providing him with deportation protections for 10 years, according to Fox News. 

An application seeking to extend his TPS status has not been adjudicated. 

Trump announced that he was terminating TPS for Somali nationals last month. 

This week, ICE launched large-scale deportation operations in Minnesota amid concerns over Somali nationals engaging in massive fraud in the state.