Trump administration official says denaturalization of Rep. Ilhan Omar is possible
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Border security adviser Tom Homan told Fox News that the Justice Department could pursue denaturalization and deportation of Rep. Ilhan Omar if evidence supports it, amid an ongoing investigation into her naturalization process.
Tom Homan, who serves as the White House’s border security adviser, told Fox News on Saturday that the Justice Department could "of course" pursue denaturalization and deportation of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar if the evidence warranted it. Homan said that lying during the naturalization process triggers a legal procedure for revoking citizenship, noting that the process is lengthy but has been applied in the past. He added that any decision would depend on the outcome of the investigation, which he declined to detail, referring the question to the FBI.
The investigation, launched weeks before the November midterm elections, examines whether Omar or her family provided false information when she became a naturalized citizen in 2000. Federal agents raided her Minnesota home on Oct. 12, seizing a phone and issuing subpoenas to relatives. Omar’s legal team has demanded the return of seized property and the preservation of any recorded material.
Omar, a Somali-born naturalized citizen, has denied any wrongdoing and said the raid was an attempt to target a political opponent. In a statement posted on X, she asserted that she would not be silenced and criticized the actions as political intimidation.
The Justice Department has identified hundreds of foreign-born citizens for review in recent months as part of a broader effort to enforce immigration laws, including cases that seek to revoke citizenship obtained fraudulently.