DHS’ Mullin Provides Head-Turning Update On Omar ‘Deporation’

Conservative activist Laura Loomer is publicly demanding that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin act against Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar after he confirmed that federal authorities are investigating allegations involving the Minnesota congresswoman’s immigration and family history.

Loomer’s message was blunt: Stop talking about possible enforcement and “just do it already.”

Mullin disclosed the investigation during an interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson at the Republican Party’s midterm convention in Dallas last week.

The Homeland Security secretary said there is an “ongoing investigation” involving allegations surrounding Omar’s family and their immigration to the United States.

Mullin also repeated the long-standing claim that Omar married her brother to help him enter the country. Omar has consistently denied the accusation, calling it false and offensive, and it has never been conclusively established.

A 2019 investigation by the Minnesota Star Tribune uncovered unresolved questions about Omar’s marital history but concluded that the available public records could neither confirm nor disprove whether her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, was her brother.

Mullin indicated that authorities are examining whether other potentially unlawful conduct occurred in connection with the family’s immigration history.

“Something’s going to happen, and this is an ongoing investigation,” Mullin said.

The secretary maintained that any formal action would depend upon evidence and applicable law—not partisan considerations.

“If we actually move a case forward, it’s not a political case, it’s actually a case because they did things wrong,” Mullin said.

Mullin explained that if investigators determine someone falsified immigration documents or otherwise entered the country illegally, the federal government could initiate removal proceedings.

Omar currently represents Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. Born in Somalia, she arrived in the United States as a refugee after living for several years in a Kenyan refugee camp.

Questions about her marital history first emerged during her 2016 campaign for the Minnesota Legislature.

Public records show that Omar legally married Elmi in 2009 and divorced him in 2017.

Omar later acknowledged that she and Ahmed Hirsi filed joint federal tax returns in 2014 and 2015 despite her still being legally married to Elmi. She subsequently corrected the filings.

The Minnesota Campaign Finance and Public Disclosure Board previously reviewed legal expenses associated with inquiries into Omar’s marital and tax history. That examination did not establish that she married a sibling as part of an immigration scheme.

Nevertheless, Mullin’s acknowledgment of a continuing federal investigation has returned the controversy to the national spotlight—and Loomer is demanding results.

“They always say it but never do it,” Loomer wrote.

“If you’re going to do it, just do it,” she added.

Loomer accused federal officials of repeatedly promising accountability without delivering meaningful action. Some of her broader remarks about Muslims and Arabs also attracted criticism in Mediaite’s coverage.

President Donald Trump has been one of Omar’s most persistent critics, frequently condemning her rhetoric and publicly saying she should leave the United States.

Mullin, however, emphasized that the Department of Homeland Security must establish a lawful and evidentiary basis before taking enforcement action.

He said his responsibility is to enforce immigration statutes as written—not ignore them when allegations involve a prominent elected official or apply them selectively for political reasons.

No criminal charge, denaturalization action or removal proceeding against Omar has been publicly announced.

Omar continues to deny the accusations involving her former marriage. She has previously argued that if credible evidence supported the allegations, federal authorities would have acted years ago.

The central question is now whether the investigation Mullin described will uncover evidence sufficient to justify formal proceedings—or whether the controversy will remain unresolved after following Omar for nearly a decade.