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Somali-born Ilhan Omar faces alleged citizenship probe before U.S. midterms
Somali-born U.S. House member Ilhan Omar allegedly faces an investigation into her citizenship and immigration process. The alleged federal search of Omar’s Washington home on October 12 resulted in the seizure of her phone, notebooks, personal computer and passport, while more than a dozen people were subpoenaed.
U.S. House member Ilhan Omar allegedly faces an investigation into her naturalization process ahead of the November 3 congressional midterm elections.
U.S. officials and sources familiar with the investigation said the inquiry extends to Omar’s immigration documents and the process through which her late father, Nur Omar Mohamed, who died in 2020, brought his family to the United States. The investigation allegedly seeks grounds to revoke Omar’s citizenship and deport her.
Personal belongings seized in federal search
Federal agents searched Omar’s Washington home on October 12. Her cellphone, notebooks, personal computer and passport were allegedly seized during the search.
More than a dozen people, including some of Omar’s relatives, were subpoenaed to testify before a federal grand jury in Minnesota.
The search allegedly took place as part of a criminal investigation being conducted by the Department of Homeland Security, with the inquiry linked to Omar’s immigration documents.
Muslim organization condemns search
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), one of the leading Muslim civil rights organizations in the United States, condemned the search as political persecution. Omar’s office described the events as an abuse of power.
Previous allegations involving Omar
Omar, 44, came to the United States with her family in 1995 from a refugee camp in Kenya and became the first Somali-American elected to the House of Representatives from Minnesota in 2018.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance announced in May that an investigation would be launched into Omar, one of Trump’s harshest critics, over allegations of fraud in her immigration proceedings. Omar has denied the allegations.
Source: Anadolu Ajansı
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