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The process and records related to Ilhan Omar's path to U.S. citizenship, including naturalization and immigration filings.
Ilhan Omar is a U.S. citizen who was born in Somalia and immigrated to the United States as a refugee; multiple profiles and her campaign materials describe her as a naturalized citizen . Claims and c...
Publicly available reporting shows Rep. Ilhan Omar has long said she derived U.S. citizenship as a minor through her father’s naturalization around 2000, but investigators and critics say federal natu...
Public and federal biographical records list ’s place and date of birth, but those are compiled profiles rather than primary naturalization or birth documents; reporting and citizen investigators say ...
No public statement from the or named federal prosecutors confirming a review specifically of ’s immigration or naturalization files appears in the available reporting; government-side claims of probe...
Ilhan Omar has publicly stated that she became a U.S. citizen in 2000 as a minor through her father’s naturalization, and her office and campaign have repeatedly affirmed that timeline; outside challe...