Federal investigation into Ilhan Omar aims to build case to revoke her U.S. citizenship and deport her, WSJ reports

The Trump administration’s federal investigation into Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar is aimed at building a case that could strip her of U.S. citizenship and ultimately lead to her deportation, The Wall Street Journal reported.

The investigation is examining how Omar obtained U.S. citizenship after arriving from Somalia as a refugee in 1995, including whether she or her late father provided false or misleading information in immigration records.

Federal agents searched Omar’s Washington home this week and seized her cellphone, passport, personal computers and notebooks. More than a dozen grand jury subpoenas have also been issued, including to some members of her family.

Omar’s office has rejected the allegations and described the investigation as baseless and politically motivated. She has repeatedly denied longstanding accusations of immigration fraud.

No lawsuit seeking to revoke Omar’s citizenship has yet been filed. Any denaturalization would require a separate legal process and could not result simply from the investigation itself.

Omar became a U.S. citizen in 2000 and has represented Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District since 2019.