Ilhan Omar speaks at an event in October. (Photo by Lorie Shaull)

“The cab driver called me ISIS,” Ilhan Omar wrote, “and threatened to remove my hijab.”

Omar was elected to the Minnesota statehouse in November, poised to become the nation’s highest ranking Somali-American lawmaker upon taking office in January.

In the meantime, Omar is visiting D.C., where she has spoken at the U.S. Institute of Peace and a conference for new state legislators. But on the way back to her hotel from a policy training yesterday at the White House, her experience turned dark—another chapter in the growing list of hate crimes and racist incidents in the D.C. area.

“On my way to our hotel, I got in a cab and became subjected to the most hateful, derogatory, Islamophobic, sexist taunts and threats I have ever experienced,” Omar wrote on Facebook. Stunned and shaken, she grabbed her belongings and fled the cab.

In a follow-up, Omar said she planned to report the incident upon returning to Minneapolis. “He knows the hotel I am staying at and don’t feel safe enough to say anything at the moment.

A spokesman for the D.C. Department of For-Hire Vehicles, which regulates taxicabs, said that a report has not been been filed with the department, and they have attempted to reach Omar but haven’t heard back .

“Until we have some identification to confirm that this was an actual cab driver, then we could take some action,” says Neville Waters, adding there are “various penalties” for improper behavior depending on the specifics of the case. The Office of Human Rights also investigates allegations of discrimination.

Elsewhere in the District, people have been subject to anti-Muslim slurs and threats in recent weeks. Even before the election, residents wearing Muslim attire were targeted. Back in March, a library patron wearing a hijab in Shaw was harassed by library security and threatened with arrest. The following month, a woman wearing a hijab was attacked by a Trump supporter in Chevy Chase. And in September, a Brookings researcher on his way to give a sermon was punched without cause near the Dupont Metro.

“I am still shaken by this incident and can’t wrap my head around how bold being are becoming in displaying their hate towards Muslims,” Omar wrote. “I pray for his humanity and for all those who harbor hate in their hearts.”

This post has been updated with comment from the D.C. Department of For-Hire Vehicles.