Ilhan Omar Probe Targets Citizenship

Federal investigators are pursuing a case that could revoke Rep. Ilhan OmarIlhan OmarAmerican politician (born 1982)’s citizenship and deport her, The Wall Street Journal reported, after agents searched her Washington home. The criminal inquiry centers on alleged false statements in immigration records, including Omar’s age and her father’s background. Omar came to the United States from Somalia as a child refugee in 1995. She says she became a citizen through her father in 2000, while still a minor. Her office says the case has no basis and is political targeting by President Trump. A prior immigration review in 2019 found insufficient evidence of fraud. Prosecutors have issued more than 15 subpoenas. The investigation remains ongoing.