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Deportation threat against Ilhan Omar escalated by Trump's border czar after claims she 'married her brother'

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Churchill, V. (2026, September 15). Deportation threat against Ilhan Omar escalated by Trump's border czar after claims she 'married her brother'. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16130795/Deportation-threat-against-Ilhan-Omar-escalated-Trumps-border-czar-claims-married-brother.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Tom Homan, President Trump's Border Czar and former ICE acting director, confirmed on Fox News that Ilhan Omar is under investigation by ICE for potential deportation or denaturalization due to alleged marriage fraud. This follows claims from Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin that Omar married her brother to bring him into the U.S., a claim she denies. Homan stated that if proven true, Omar could face serious legal consequences regardless of her status as a congresswoman.
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In an interview on Fox News' The Sunday Briefing, Tom Homan, President Trump's Border Czar, confirmed that US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) is investigating Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota. Homan did not provide specifics but said he had stated months ago that such an investigation was necessary. Previously, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin claimed that Omar, who was born in Somalia, "married her brother" and could face deportation. This claim has sparked controversy over the political motivations behind the investigation.

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Omar PERSON · 12× Homan PERSON · 8× Mullin PERSON · 5× Fox News' ORG · 2× Heinrich PERSON · 2× ICE ORG · 2× Ilhan Omar PERSON · 2× Jacqui Heinrich PERSON · 2× Somalia GPE · 2× Tom Homan PERSON · 2×

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Speaking with host Jacqui Heinrich on Fox News' The Sunday Briefing, Homan stated that Omar is indeed under investigation, confirming a comment made by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson last week.
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- Sign up HERE for the DC Insider Newsletter - our guide to what's rocking Washington, rattling the White House and setting tongues wagging on the Hill - See more Daily Mail on Google - save us as a Preferred Source President Donald Trump's Border Czar Tom Homan has confirmed that Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar is being investigated by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and that she could face deportation. uncertain
she → sign → deportation
Speaking with host Jacqui Heinrich on Fox News' The Sunday Briefing, Homan stated that Omar is indeed under investigation, confirming a comment made by Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin to right-wing podcaster Benny Johnson last week. asserted
Omar → speak → Johnson
'I know things are going on, but I can't give specifics of what's happening. asserted
what → know → specifics
But we'll see,' Homan said on Sunday. asserted
Homan → see → Sunday
Probed further by Heinrich if there was indeed 'an investigation into Congresswoman Omar,' Homan again responded in the affirmative. asserted
Homan → probe → affirmative
'I'm confirming that ICE is, yes, like I said months ago, that is something that's been reported and needs to be looked at,' Homan stated. asserted
Homan → confirm → ?
Mullin claimed last week that Omar, who was born in Somalia, 'married her brother' and could be facing deportation. uncertain
who → claim → deportation
Homan noted in his Sunday interview that if 'someone committed marriage fraud or anything like that, regardless if they're a congressman or not, no one's above the law. asserted
one → note → law
Homan was asked by Heinrich how Omar could be deported if she is a naturalized citizen, to which he responded with the following. uncertain
she → ask → following
'Look, you know, I've been around 40 years, and we've done denaturalized cases. asserted
we → look → cases
We have denaturalized citizens based on fraud, based on lying under applications or lying through the process, misrepresenting themselves, or maybe misrepresenting organizations they belong to or beliefs they have,' Homan said. asserted
Homan → denaturalize → organizations
Trump's Border Czar Tom Homan told Fox News' Jacqui Heinrich that he could see a scenario in which Ilhan Omar gets denaturalized, despite it being a 'serious process' Omar (left) is pictured here with her second husband and 'brother' Elmi (right) 'But denaturalization is a process, it's a very serious process. uncertain
it → tell → husband
So if someone lies through that process to becoming a citizen, and we can prove they in fact lied or misrepresented themselves, we can absolutely denaturalize them. asserted
we → lie → them
We've done it before, many times over the last 40 years I've been around so it's a process,' Homan added. asserted
Homan → do → years
'We know that she married her brother to try to bring him into the United States,' Mullin said of the Minnesota Democrat last week. asserted
Mullin → know → Democrat
'We know he lives now in London,' he also told Johnson on his podcast. asserted
he → know → podcast
Mullin was referencing the second man Omar married, who the Daily Mail has previously reported is Ahmed Elmi. asserted
Mail → reference → man
Representative Omar has denied any wrongdoing when it comes to allegations of immigration fraud Omar has long denied that she married Elmi (pictured above) asserted
she → deny → Elmi
She allegedly was still married to her first husband, Ahmed Hirsi, at the time of the second marriage, the congresswoman has told friends who relayed the account to the Daily Mail. uncertain
who → tell → Mail
Omar has long denied the allegations of marriage fraud. asserted
Omar → deny → fraud
She has since remarried a third time and is presently wed to political consultant Tim Mynett. asserted
She → remarry → Mynett
Mullin told Johnson that Omar's actions amounted to 'possible illegal activity' and the investigation is 'ongoing,' breaking a standard where officials typically do not discuss active investigations. asserted
officials → tell → investigations
'We're investigating,' he said before threatening to deport her should the investigation warrant such a dramatic action. asserted
investigation → investigate → action
'There's no expiration to that,' he said of the potential charges. asserted
he → be → charges
'If we can prove it that, maybe you shouldn't have been here in the first place, we'll deport you.' asserted
we → prove → you
Mullin appeared to be alluding to potential immigration documents being falsified, which would be a deportable offense. asserted
which → appear → ?
That plan could face difficulty given Omar became a naturalized US citizen in 2000, when she was 17. uncertain
she → face → 2000
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