US Representative Ilhan Omar has introduced a congressional resolution calling on the United States to ratify the Rome Statute and join the International Criminal Court (ICC), the Hague-based tribunal that prosecutes war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. The move comes days after Secretary of State Marco Rubio pledged to "dismantle the ICC — brick by brick" and announced a "whole-of-government response" to "systematically disable" the court, including potential sanctions and travel bans targeting affiliated individuals and organisations. Omar, a former Somali refugee, argued that the US should "lead by example" on the rule of law, while the Trump administration has justified its pressure campaign by pointing to ICC investigations into American personnel over alleged war crimes in Afghanistan and into Israeli officials over the conflict in Gaza.