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Allegations of marriage and immigration fraud against Ilhan Omar and their impact on her citizenship.
The central fact is undisputed: was legally married to from 2009 to 2017, a marriage recorded in documents . The persistent allegation that Elmi was Omar’s biological brother and that the marriage was...
Persistent allegations that Rep. Ilhan to obtain immigration benefits have circulated since her 2016 statehouse campaign and re-emerged periodically; multiple fact‑checking organizations and major new...
Federal immigration authorities have not publicly concluded that ’s naturalization was invalid or that she should be stripped of citizenship; petitions and allegations have prompted requests for revie...
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...