OMAR May LOSE More Than Her SEAT — All Over Her AGE

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A Florida Republican vows to try to expel Rep. Ilhan Omar from Congress if the Justice Department finds she committed immigration fraud.

Story Highlights

  • On Friday, October 23, Rep. Randy Fine said he plans to push to expel Omar if federal investigators find her guilty of immigration fraud.
  • A federal court filing refers to her as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi,” with “Ilhan Abdullahi Omar” listed as another name she goes by.
  • Investigators reportedly want to know whether her age was given wrongly when her father became a citizen in 2000. At 17 she became a citizen through him; at 18 she would have had to apply on her own. The probe reportedly aims to take away her citizenship.
  • President Trump said Thursday night that Omar must “IMMEDIATELY resign from Congress.”
  • Federal agents searched Omar’s Washington home on October 12. She has not been charged, and she denies any wrongdoing.

The Push To Remove Her

Rep. Randy Fine, a Florida Republican and member of the House Freedom Caucus, said on Friday, October 23, that he plans to pursue an effort to expel Omar if the Justice Department finds her guilty of immigration fraud. He said that if removal is not automatic in that case, he would demand it right away. Fine’s push is tied to a federal probe into whether Omar lied, or was helped to lie, on the papers that made her a U.S. citizen. No expulsion measure has been filed.

The Constitution lets the House expel a member, but only with a two-thirds vote. That is a high bar. An investigation or an accusation does not remove a member by itself. Fine said he expects Democrats to fight any Republican effort to censure or expel Omar. To censure a member means the House formally scolds that person without removing her.

The Name In The Court Filing

The new pressure came after a federal court filing surfaced on Thursday, October 22. In it, prosecutors referred to Omar as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar.” The term “a/k/a” means “also known as.” By itself, the filing does not show that she committed fraud.

That same night, Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C., and the city’s top federal prosecutor, said on television, “Her real name is Ilhan Nur Said Elmi.” When a host pointed out that the name closely matches that of Omar’s former husband, Pirro would not say what drew investigators to the case: “I’m not going to tell you what’s tipping us off.” Trump then wrote on Truth Social that Omar used a fake name and must “IMMEDIATELY resign from Congress.” He repeated the call at a campaign rally in Sioux City, Iowa.

Omar’s former husband is named Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. Republicans have claimed he is her brother and that she married him to help him get legal status. Omar denies that. Asked in a cable news interview reported on October 21 whether her former husband is her brother, she said, “Not to my knowledge.”

What Investigators Are Looking At

Agents from Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of the Department of Homeland Security, searched Omar’s Washington home on Monday, October 12, under a court-approved warrant, according to reports. They took her phone, notebooks, computers and passport. Relatives were also sent grand jury subpoenas, which are court orders to hand over records or testify before a panel that decides whether to bring charges.

According to reports, investigators want to know whether Omar or her late father, Nur Omar Mohamed, gave the wrong age for her when he became a citizen in 2000. If she was 17, she became a citizen automatically through him. If she was 18, she would have needed to apply on her own. The probe reportedly aims to build a case for denaturalization, which means taking away a person’s citizenship through the courts.

U.S. Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh approved the search but limited what prosecutors could see. He ordered a screening process to keep Omar’s work as a lawmaker away from investigators. That protection comes from the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause, which shields the official work of members of Congress. House Oversight Chairman James Comer, a Kentucky Republican, has called on the administration to release its evidence.

Omar’s Side

Omar has denied committing immigration fraud. She called the search an “attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement” and said she would not be silenced. She has said she got her citizenship through her late father while she was a minor, and that changes to her listed birth year were corrections of mistakes. Omar’s office did not answer a request for comment on Fine’s plan.

The Justice Department has not released its evidence, and no charge has been filed. Proving her exact birth date may be hard, according to reports, because she spent her early years in war-torn Somalia and in a refugee camp in Kenya. People familiar with the case have also said time limits on bringing charges may have run out for many possible crimes, even if the claims were proven. Trump administration officials looked into Omar’s background in 2019 and did not find citizenship problems, according to reports.

Why It Matters To Voters

Americans are asked to tell the truth on every government form they sign. Voters want to know that members of Congress are held to that same rule. Fine’s plan puts that standard in front of the House, but the Constitution sets the bar high on purpose. Expulsion would need proof that moves two-thirds of the House, and Omar keeps her seat while the case goes on. The midterm elections are on November 3.

Sources:

foxnews.com, apnews.com, nytimes.com, washingtonexaminer.com, washingtonpost.com

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