Rep. Brandon Gill urged his supporters to back the petition in a recent fundraising email after footage emerged last week of the “Squad” congresswoman (D-Minn.) advising Somali-born constituents

A House Republican is doubling down on his call to deport Somali-American Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) with a fundraising email urging supporters to sign a petition to that effect, Axios has learned. Why it matters: It's one of the most graphic examples to date of the kind of incivility that has gripped Congress in recent years and fueled a historic exodus of members.

Concretely, Rep. Brandon Gill's campaign sent a fundraising email titled "Petition: Deport Ilhan Omar." The text says "we should have never let" the lawmaker, who is Somali Americ

Rep. Brandon Gill (R-Texas) is circulating a petition for his supporters to sign to deport a fellow member of Congress, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.). Gil had previously called on Omar to be deported,

North Texas Congressman Brandon Gill advocates for deporting Rep. Ilhan Omar, questioning her loyalty to the United States.

Republican Rep. Brandon Gill called for the deportation of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, who has been educating undocumented Americans about their rights. "America would be a better place if @IlhanMN were deported back to Somalia,