Citizenship Stripped - ICE Confirms Nightmare For Ilhan Omar
Border Czar Tom Homan has publicly acknowledged that Rep. Ilhan Omar could face denaturalization if investigators establish that she committed fraud during the naturalization process.
Appearing on Fox News over the weekend, Homan said revoking citizenship was a possibility, depending on what the evidence shows.
“If you lie during the naturalization process, there is a process to denaturalize somebody,” he said.
Homan said he had been told investigators had a strong case, but cautioned against reaching a conclusion before their work is complete. He added that “we’ll let the evidence lead where it leads.”
His comments bring into public view an outcome sources had previously raised: the possible revocation of the Minnesota Democrat’s citizenship. Homan did not announce a court ruling, a completed denaturalization proceeding or an order requiring Omar to leave the country.
Omar remains a U.S. citizen and denies wrongdoing. Homan was describing a possible consequence, not an action that has already occurred.
The conditional warning marks an extraordinary escalation in the public dispute involving a sitting member of Congress. The administration’s position is that holding congressional office does not exempt anyone from generally applicable immigration laws. Omar has accused the administration of weaponizing federal authority against a political opponent.
The investigation includes questions about information submitted during Omar’s family’s immigration and citizenship proceedings. Reuters reported that investigators are examining whether Omar or relatives provided false information in those records. A source described conspiracy, false statements and immigration fraud as potential offenses listed in the search warrant.
Omar arrived in the United States with her family in 1995 and has said she became a citizen in 2000 through her father, before turning 18. Questions about her birth year have become part of the controversy.
Truthout reported that Omar says a change to her recorded birth year corrected an earlier error. The outlet also noted that an earlier federal review did not produce sufficient evidence to proceed. Investigators are now examining whether additional evidence changes that assessment.
A separate Monday report by The New York Post said investigators had obtained DNA alongside government records and information from whistleblowers. One source linked the genetic material to the allegation that Omar’s former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, is her biological brother. Omar has repeatedly denied the allegation.
The Post did not publish laboratory findings establishing a sibling relationship. Its sources said the October 12 search of Omar’s Washington home and other evidence could support an immigration-conspiracy case, but the report did not establish that a grand jury had returned charges.
Even if a disputed marriage allegation were substantiated, it would not by itself answer the separate legal question of whether Omar obtained citizenship unlawfully. Any effort to revoke naturalization would require the government to connect its evidence to the relevant legal requirements.
The Justice Department identifies illegal procurement of naturalization and material concealment or willful misrepresentation as grounds for revocation. The government would have to establish its case through the appropriate legal process, where Omar could challenge both the evidence and the government’s interpretation.
Omar’s attorneys have also challenged the search of her Washington residence. The Associated Press reported that they demanded the return of seized property and asked authorities to preserve recordings of the operation. They alleged that investigators failed to follow judicial instructions and described the investigation as politically motivated.
The Justice Department rejected those allegations, saying its personnel complied with court orders and their legal obligations, Fox News reported.
The competing accounts leave the courts with a central role as investigators pursue the case and Omar’s attorneys contest the government’s actions.