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Fox News. (2026, October 18). Homan says Ilhan Omar could be stripped of naturalization, deported if immigration fraud is proven. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/us-news/homan-says-ilhan-omar-could-be-stripped-of-naturalization-deported-if-immigration-fraud-is-proven/
Fox News. “Homan says Ilhan Omar could be stripped of naturalization, deported if immigration fraud is proven.” New York Post, 18 Oct. 2026, https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/us-news/homan-says-ilhan-omar-could-be-stripped-of-naturalization-deported-if-immigration-fraud-is-proven/.
Fox News. “Homan says Ilhan Omar could be stripped of naturalization, deported if immigration fraud is proven.” New York Post, October 18, 2026. https://nypost.com/2026/10/18/us-news/homan-says-ilhan-omar-could-be-stripped-of-naturalization-deported-if-immigration-fraud-is-proven/.
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Tom Homan, Donald Trump’s "border czar," suggested on Fox News that Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar could be denaturalized and deported if investigators find she committed immigration fraud. This came after federal agents raided Omar's home in Minnesota on October 12th as part of an investigation into whether she or her family violated laws when obtaining citizenship, particularly focusing on allegations that her birth year was inaccurately reported to obtain refugee status from Somalia in the late 1990s. The raid sparked significant backlash, with critics accusing the Trump administration of weaponizing federal agencies against political opponents ahead of November's midterm elections. Homan emphasized during his appearance that if evidence supports Omar’s involvement in immigration fraud, such actions could proceed as no one is above the law, reflecting ongoing tensions between the Trump administration and its political rivals.