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The Washington, D.C., cab driver who threatened to remove the hijab of state Rep. Ilhan Omar and called her "filthy" and "ISIS" was found guilty of discrimination and offensive language, according to a Minnesota House spokesperson.

A judge suspended Uka Onuma's cab driver's license for 45 days, fined him $1,000 and ordered him to take anger-management and cultural-sensitivity classes.

"I believe in restorative justice so I am pleased that the judge's ruling includes classes on cultural sensitivity for Mr. Onuma," Omar, DFL-Minneapolis, said in a statement. "Bigotry is a product of ignorance and by educating people, we can move toward respect and understanding."

 — just a few weeks after Omar won a Minnesota House seat, making her the nation's 

Omar and her sister were both in the cab while they were visiting Washington.

At the time, Omar described the incident as an act of Islamaphobic hate. 

Thursday's ruling came from District Court Judge Claudia Crichlow of the District of Columbia Office of Administrative Hearings.

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A judge suspended Uka Onuma's cab driver's license for 45 days, fined him $1,000 and ordered him to take anger-management and cultural-sensitivity classes.


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