In the United States political arena, an informal left-wing group of Congress members of colour has become known as "The Squad." Originally, "The Squad" was solely comprised of women, with the initial members being Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez from New York, Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, Representative Ayanna Pressley of Massachusetts, and Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan.
The four original members of "The Squad" rose to the spotlight following a racist attack by former President Donald Trump, who told the women to "go back and help fix the broken and crime-infested places from which they came," despite three of the four being born in the United States. Omar is the only member of "The Squad" who was not born in the US; she immigrated as a child from Somalia and became a legal citizen at age 17.
