Trump Administration Seeks To Strip Ilhan Omar Of U.S. Citizenship And Deport Her
1 week ago
The Trump administration is reportedly investigating Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota in an effort to build a case that could lead to the revocation of her U.S. citizenship and eventual deportation.
According to The Wall Street Journal, federal investigators are examining allegations of immigration fraud and false statements involving Omar and her family's immigration history.
The investigation intensified Monday when agents from Homeland Security Investigations, a division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, searched Omar's Washington, D.C., residence under a court-authorized warrant.
Investigators reportedly seized several personal items, including Omar's passport, cellphone, computers and notebooks.
The Journal reports that investigators are examining whether Omar or her late father provided inaccurate information about her age on immigration documents decades ago.
Authorities are reportedly investigating whether the information allowed Omar to obtain U.S. citizenship through her father when he became a naturalized citizen in 2000.
Omar was born in Somalia and fled the country's civil war with her family. After spending several years in a refugee camp in Kenya, she arrived in the United States in 1995 and became a U.S. citizen in 2000.
Federal investigators have also issued more than a dozen subpoenas, including to some of Omar's relatives, seeking testimony before a grand jury in Minnesota, according to the Journal.
The allegations remain under investigation, and no court has determined that Omar committed immigration fraud.
Omar has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and accused the Trump administration of using federal law enforcement to target political opponents.
Her office called the investigation baseless and maintained that the congresswoman has done nothing wrong.
The Washington Post reported that Homeland Security officials previously examined similar allegations during the Biden administration but did not pursue the matter because of insufficient evidence.
President Trump has also denied directing the search, telling reporters Monday that the investigation was a matter for the Justice Department.
The reported effort comes less than three weeks before the November 3 midterm elections, when Omar is seeking another term representing Minnesota's 5th Congressional District.
Revoking a person's U.S. citizenship requires a legal process. As of Thursday, no denaturalization lawsuit against Omar had been publicly reported.
The investigation remains ongoing, and federal authorities have not announced criminal charges against the congresswoman.
According to The Wall Street Journal, federal investigators are examining allegations of immigration fraud and false statements involving Omar and her family's immigration history.
The investigation intensified Monday when agents from Homeland Security Investigations, a division of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, searched Omar's Washington, D.C., residence under a court-authorized warrant.
Investigators reportedly seized several personal items, including Omar's passport, cellphone, computers and notebooks.
The Journal reports that investigators are examining whether Omar or her late father provided inaccurate information about her age on immigration documents decades ago.
Authorities are reportedly investigating whether the information allowed Omar to obtain U.S. citizenship through her father when he became a naturalized citizen in 2000.
Omar was born in Somalia and fled the country's civil war with her family. After spending several years in a refugee camp in Kenya, she arrived in the United States in 1995 and became a U.S. citizen in 2000.
Federal investigators have also issued more than a dozen subpoenas, including to some of Omar's relatives, seeking testimony before a grand jury in Minnesota, according to the Journal.
The allegations remain under investigation, and no court has determined that Omar committed immigration fraud.
Omar has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and accused the Trump administration of using federal law enforcement to target political opponents.
Her office called the investigation baseless and maintained that the congresswoman has done nothing wrong.
The Washington Post reported that Homeland Security officials previously examined similar allegations during the Biden administration but did not pursue the matter because of insufficient evidence.
President Trump has also denied directing the search, telling reporters Monday that the investigation was a matter for the Justice Department.
The reported effort comes less than three weeks before the November 3 midterm elections, when Omar is seeking another term representing Minnesota's 5th Congressional District.
Revoking a person's U.S. citizenship requires a legal process. As of Thursday, no denaturalization lawsuit against Omar had been publicly reported.
The investigation remains ongoing, and federal authorities have not announced criminal charges against the congresswoman.
