Rep. Ilhan Omar’s daughter, Isra Hirsi, revealed Tuesday that she is currently unemployed after graduating from Barnard College, the prestigious school that suspended her last year following her arrest at a Columbia University anti-Israel protest.
“Unemployment got me,” Hirsi wrote in a caption on an Instagram Story selfie.
The 22-year-old activist appears to be making ends meet by selling some of her used clothing to her more than 82,000 followers on the platform.
“I am now selling on [Depop]!! Check out if u wish,” she added, including a link to her page on the resale app.
Hirsi disclosed that she remains unemployed since graduating from Barnard College in May.
Several skirts, a pair of Dr. Martens boots, and Hirsi’s cherished multicolored striped cardigan
Hirsi was among more than 100 anti-Israel protesters arrested by the NYPD last April after they set up a tent city on Columbia University’s Morningside Campus.
The self-described “hyper-woke” member of the Columbia University Apartheid Divestment (CUAD) group was suspended from Barnard College following her arrest. However, less than a week later, the college president offered to lift the suspension after Hirsi claimed she was homeless and struggling to access food after being expelled from the $90,000-per-year institution.
Hirsi went on to graduate from Barnard in May.
In a Facebook post at the time, Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) shared photos from the commencement ceremony and expressed her pride: “There is no greater joy as a parent than seeing your child succeed, and today I am overwhelmed with joy and gratitude to see my eldest daughter Isra Hirsi graduate college.”
Omar added, “It’s been an incredible four years of tremendous growth and challenges as she navigated college life through a pandemic, a move to NYC, and a righteous fight against Columbia University’s support of genocide.”
“I am so proud of you, Isra, and I can’t wait to see you flourish in the real world.”
Omar lauded her daughter’s “righteous fight against Columbia University’s support of genocide” in a Facebook post marking her Barnard graduation earlier this year.
Hirsi’s suspension from Barnard was swiftly reversed, allowing her to graduate in May.
Several leading law firms and prominent American CEOs have pledged not to hire graduates involved in discrimination or harassment of Jewish students during the wave of anti-Israel college protests across the country in late 2023 and 2024.
It remains unclear whether Hirsi’s unemployment is connected to her anti-Israel activism at Columbia University or Barnard College.
