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Politics · October 17, 2026

Ilhan Omar should be jailed, deported if citizenship fraud proven, Top House Republican says

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Representative Tom Emmer, the House Majority Whip, has called for Representative Ilhan Omar to face imprisonment and deportation if a federal investigation proves she committed citizenship fraud. The investigation centers on allegations that Omar or her father lied about her birth year on immigration paperwork, potentially affecting her automatic citizenship status as a minor. The Department of Justice recently executed a search warrant at Omar's D.C. home, seizing her cellphone. Omar and other House Democrats have denounced the probe as a weaponized, politically motivated attack by the Trump administration occurring just weeks before the election. Emmer maintains the search warrant indicates probable cause and justifies the scrutiny of long-standing rumors.

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  • House Majority Whip Tom Emmer stated Representative Ilhan Omar should face jail time and deportation if found guilty of citizenship fraud.
  • Federal agents executed a search warrant at Ilhan Omar's D.C. home, seizing her cellphone and other items.
  • The probe concerns whether Omar was 17 or 18 when her father became a citizen, which determines if she automatically qualified for citizenship.
  • The raid occurred approximately three weeks before the November 5 election.
  • Omar and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries have characterized the investigation as 'political persecution' and 'weaponization' of federal law enforcement.

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  • Emmer referred to the potential prison stay as the 'gray bar motel'.
  • The allegations suggest the birth year discrepancy dates back to immigration paperwork from the late 1990s.
  • Emmer stated that the issuance of the warrant by a judge proves there is probable cause that a federal crime was committed.

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