Homan Says Ilhan Omar Could Face Denaturalization and Deportation Over 18-Year-Old Citizenship Claim
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 18
Homan Says Ilhan Omar Could Face Denaturalization and Deportation Over 18-Year-Old Citizenship Claim
2 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 18
Summary
Tom Homan said Rep. Ilhan Omar could be denaturalized and deported if investigators prove she lied during the naturalization process, adding that officials believe they have a “strong case.”
The probe centers on whether Omar was 18—not 17—when her father became a U.S. citizen in 2000, a distinction that would have required her to apply for citizenship herself rather than qualify automatically as a minor.
Federal agents earlier this week raided Omar’s Washington home and seized her cellphone and other possessions, though Homan said he would not discuss evidence or whether investigators are examining conduct beyond immigration fraud.
Omar and other Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, have called the investigation political persecution of a Trump critic ahead of a critical election.