EXCLUSIVE: A 79-year-old Somali American female successful Minnesota, who was changeable by an assailant yet released pinch nan thief of a bail fund supported by Vice President Kamala Harris, is speaking retired against nan vice president, telling Fox News Digital that her grounds raised questions astir her "judgment and priorities successful office."
Halima Farah, who came to nan U.S. successful 2005 and became a national successful 2011, recounted her "traumatic experience" connected Jan. 2, 2021. She was changeable and robbed of her rent money extracurricular her Minneapolis flat by De’Seanna Williams, constabulary said astatine nan time. Farah said she suffered bony fractures to her enarthrosis leaf and skull, hemorrhages successful her skull, lacerations connected her look and had a gunshot coiled to her precocious thigh and hips area.
Williams was arrested aft nan onslaught but was bailed retired by nan Minnesota Freedom Fund, a money that Harris promoted during nan George Floyd riots successful 2020.
In a blog post connected Medium connected May 31, 2020, then-Sen. Harris asked for individuals to "make a publication to nan Minnesota Freedom Fund, an statement moving connected nan crushed successful Minnesota to station bail for arrested protesters."
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Halima Farah successful her flat successful Minneapolis connected Oct. 26, 2024. (Photo courtesy Fowzi Media | Hussein Noor)
Harris besides posted successful support of nan Minnesota Freedom Fund that June arsenic protests complete nan constabulary decease of Floyd successful Minneapolis swept nan country.
"If you’re capable to, spot successful now to nan @MNFreedomFund to thief station bail for those protesting connected nan crushed successful Minnesota," she posted, on pinch a nexus to donate.
The station is still unrecorded connected nan site, and nan nexus now re-directs to an ActBlue page headlined, "Kamala Harris for nan People," encouraging individuals to "make a aid to nan Minnesota Freedom Fund."
"Your support will thief station bail for those protesting connected nan crushed successful Minnesota," nan website states.
Only a fraction of nan much than $41 cardinal raised really went to freeing rioters, according to a FOX 9 study successful 2020. The Minnesota Freedom Fund has reportedly bailed retired defendants from prisons successful Minnesota who had been charged pinch murder, convulsive felonies and activity crimes.
The Minnesota Freedom Fund did not respond to Fox News Digital’s petition for comment.
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Farah, who does not speak English, provided her responses to Fox News Digital's questions done her translator via email.
Farah told Fox News Digital that Harris’ promotion of nan money "should spark questions and debates complete her suitability for higher office."
"I judge that a president should not support measures that whitethorn lead to nan merchandise of convulsive criminals," Farah said. "The implications of specified policies are superior and warrant observant consideration."
Halima Farah, left, and Vice President Kamala Harris. (Fowzi Media | Hussein Noor & Getty)
"Kamala Harris does not merit to service arsenic President of nan United States, and her tenure arsenic vice president has weakened my rights," Farah continued. "Also, her encouragement of donations to nan Minnesota Freedom Fund is unspeakable to my information and my life."
Farah said, "the thought that nan vice president would support bail for convulsive offenders is troubling to maine and makes maine fearful."
"It raises questions astir her judgement and priorities successful office," she said.
Democratic statesmanlike nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and her moving mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, depart aft speaking during a run rally astatine Burns Park successful Ann Arbor, Michigan, connected Monday, Oct. 28, 2024. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
After she was released connected bail pinch nan thief of nan Minnesota Freedom Fund for beating, shooting and robbing Farah, Williams committed a non-violent crime of felony cheque forgery. Williams later pleaded blameworthy to 1 count of first-degree aggravated robbery and 1 count of second-degree battle pinch a vulnerable weapon. She was sentenced to situation arsenic portion of nan plea statement and is expected to beryllium released successful April 2025.
"I realized that I didn’t get justness astatine all," Farah told Fox News Digital, saying nan Minnesota Freedom Fund "fosters criminal behaviour and leaves victims without a consciousness of justice."
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Farah went connected to slam Harris’ moving mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, for rising crime successful nan state.
"I don’t consciousness safe correct now successful nan United States, particularly successful our authorities of Minnesota aft nan riots of George Floyd and nan aftermath nether Gov. Walz’ watch," Farah said.
Minnesota execution rates person risen nether Walz’s leadership.
Walz was sworn successful arsenic politician successful 2019. Data from nan Minnesota Department of Public Safety reviewed by Fox News Digital shows that successful 2018, nan twelvemonth earlier Walz took office, nan authorities recorded 104 murders, a fig that accrued by much than 12% successful 2019, erstwhile nan authorities recorded 117 murders. Murders successful nan authorities successful 2020, erstwhile convulsive crimes spiked nationwide, skyrocketed to 185. In 2021, nan authorities recorded 201 murders, 182 successful 2022 and 172 past year.
Data from nan authorities shows that successful nan 4 years earlier Walz took office, from 2015-2018, location was an mean of astir 113 murders recorded successful nan authorities each year, which has accrued to 171 murders, according to nan yearly mean nether Walz’s 5 years arsenic governor.
FBI crime information reviewed by Fox News Digital shows that homicides successful 2017, Trump’s first twelvemonth successful office, somewhat dipped nationally from 15,320 successful 2016 to 15,312 successful 2017. The information shows convulsive crime again dipped successful 2018, astatine 14,604 homicides, and again successful 2019 to 14,678, earlier skyrocketing successful 2020 amid nan riots to 18,965 homicides.
Vice President Kamala Harris and Gov. Tim Walz. ( Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
Farah told Fox News Digital she believes that "former President Donald Trump is reliable connected crime and criminals."
"I would consciousness much comfortable and relieved having Trump successful nan White House," she said. "I would besides promote anyone who loves this state not to ballot for her."
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Farah said she hopes "to meet erstwhile President Trump aliases his moving mate JD Vance earlier nan predetermination to stock my concerns and fears."
The Harris-Walz run declined to remark erstwhile reached by Fox News Digital.
Brooke Singman is simply a governmental analogous and newsman for Fox News Digital, Fox News Channel and FOX Business.