Nasra Ahmed, a 23-year-old St. Paul resident, was among 16 people arrested Wednesday in Minneapolis on federal charges of assaulting or impeding law enforcement officers, according to Attorney General Pam Bondi’s announcement on X (formerly Twitter). Ahmed had recently gained national attention after a January 21 press conference where she described her Somali-American identity using the metaphor “It’s kind of like bananas and rice,” a phrase that sparked widespread online mockery and became a viral sensation across social media platforms. Bondi’s X post stated, “I am on the ground in Minneapolis today. Federal agents have arrested 16 Minnesota rioters for allegedly assaulting federal law enforcement — people who have been resisting and impeding our federal law enforcement agents.”
The arrests were made under 18 U.S. Code § 111, a federal statute that criminalizes assaulting, resisting, or impeding federal officers while performing their official duties. Ahmed’s case became particularly hilarious as her viral “bananas and rice” comment triggered a flood of online ridicule on Reddit, Instagram, and Facebook, with critics sarcastically mocking the apparent circular logic of her explanation. The social media backlash intensified when Ahmed alleged in the January 21 press conference that she was wrongfully detained by ICE for two days, called a racial slur by agents, and assaulted so severely that she suffered a concussion.
However, her “bananas and rice” quote, eclipsed her allegations of mistreatment and she was reduced to a meme. Now, as of Wednesday, the Department of Homeland Security maintained that Ahmed assaulted federal agents, directly contradicting her account of being a victim in the incident. AG Bondi publicly shared the names and images of all 16 arrested individuals including a defeated looking Nasra Ahmed, which got mocked too.
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