Could it be that we’re finally getting close to getting one of America’s biggest haters out of our country? Yes, it could be, according to a new report.
Federal investigators are examining Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar’s immigration history as part of an effort that could ultimately seek to revoke her citizenship, according to a report detailing an investigation involving the Justice Department and Homeland Security.
The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that officials are investigating whether Omar or her late father misrepresented information during the immigration process that brought their family from Somalia to the United States decades ago.
The investigation centers partly on Omar’s age when her father obtained citizenship, a significant question because children can qualify for citizenship through a naturalized parent if they meet legal requirements. Investigators are examining whether records incorrectly listed Omar as 17 rather than 18 when her father naturalized in 2000, according to people familiar with the inquiry cited by the Journal.
That distinction could matter under the citizenship rules governing children, although investigators would still need evidence establishing that any false statement was material and legally attributable to Omar. Omar, now 44, has repeatedly denied committing immigration fraud and has characterized the investigation as an attempt by President Donald Trump to target a political opponent.
“President Trump would love to eliminate one of the most effective progressive voices in Congress,” her office said Wednesday, adding, “There is no basis for this.”
The report follows Monday’s search of Omar’s Washington residence, where Homeland Security agents executed a warrant authorized by a federal judge, according to the Justice Department. Agents seized her cellphone, personal computers, notebooks and passport, the Journal reported, while Omar and her husband were home during the search.
Authorities have also issued more than a dozen subpoenas seeking testimony before a Minnesota grand jury, including subpoenas involving members of Omar’s family, according to people familiar with the proceedings.
Omar arrived in the United States in 1995 after her family fled Somalia’s civil war and spent time in a refugee camp in Kenya. Her father, Nur Omar Mohamed, brought the family to America and later became a citizen; he died in 2020. According to the Journal, Homeland Security investigators examined a similar allegation during the Biden administration but did not proceed because they lacked sufficient evidence of fraud.
The renewed inquiry comes amid a Trump administration initiative to pursue denaturalization cases involving people accused of obtaining citizenship through deception or other legally disqualifying conduct.
Last week, the Justice Department announced civil actions against 40 individuals accused of concealing serious offenses or otherwise misrepresenting facts during the citizenship process. Attorney General Todd Blanche described that effort as the largest modern denaturalization initiative, while the department emphasized that allegations in filed complaints remain unproven unless established in court.
In Omar’s case, officials would need to demonstrate grounds sufficient to revoke citizenship, and any later deportation would require legal steps rather than following automatically from an investigation. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin previously suggested authorities were examining Omar’s family immigration documents and said removal could follow if investigators proved she lacked a lawful basis to remain.
At this point, we can only hope these are the first steps that will ultimately lead to booting this America-hating woman out of here.
