A House Republican is doubling down on his call to deport Somali-American Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) with a fundraising email urging supporters to sign a petition to that effect, Axios has learned. Why it matters: It's one of the most graphic examples to date of the kind of incivility that has gripped Congress in recent years and fueled a historic exodus of members.

Texas Rep. Brandon Gill urged supporters to sign the petition that "the time has come to arrest and deport" Omar.