Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn,, speaks during a press conference with other Minnesota representatives ahead of President Donald Trump's 2026 State of the Union address in February at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. Omar introduced a resolution Wednesday urging the United States to join the International Criminal Court. File Photo by Bonnie Cash/UPI | License Photo
July 15 (UPI) -- Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., on Wednesday introduced a resolution urging the United States to join the International Criminal Court, countering the Trump administration's push to dismantle the multi-nation tribunal.
"The ICC is a crucial tool for justice when victims have nowhere else to turn," Omar said in a social media post. "If we believe in human rights and the rule of law, we should strengthen international justice -- not work to dismantle it."
The bill comes two days after U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced a plan to "systematically disable" the court, which investigates war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide. He said the United States would use diplomatic pressure and sanctions, including visa revocations and travel bans for ICC personnel and investigations of nations that "refuse to reject the ICC's false authority."
