Ilhan Omar's sister cancels book tour event amid investigations

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 07:38 · Archive

Sahra Noor cancelled a book tour appearance in Minnesota citing a family emergency, as her sister Rep. Ilhan Omar faces federal investigations.

Sahra Noor cancelled a book tour stop at the University of Minnesota Rochester on Thursday night, citing a family emergency. The event was scheduled for 6:30 p.m. at the Intercultural Student Center. Garden Party Books, the Rochester-based bookstore organising the tour, confirmed the cancellation was due to a family emergency.

Noor was reportedly subpoenaed in relation to a federal investigation into her sister Rep. Ilhan Omar's potential immigration fraud. Omar faces this probe alongside a separate investigation into her financial disclosures. Noor, who came to the United States as a refugee in the 1990s alongside Omar, currently lives in Nairobi, Kenya according to her LinkedIn profile.

Noor is on a worldwide book tour promoting her recently released memoir 'Salt in the Snow: A Somali Immigrant Story'. No further details about the family emergency were disclosed, and Noor did not respond to requests for comment.

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Ilhan Omar’s sister skips book tour event amid week of chaos following raid on progressive’s DC homeOmar faces a federal government probe related to potential immigration fraud as well as a separate investigation into her financial disclosures.New York Post · 17 Oct, 07:29
Ilhan Omar's sister skips book tour event amid week of chaos following raid on progressive's DC homeSahra Noor skipped a scheduled book tour event in Rochester, Minnesota, after reportedly being subpoenaed in the Ilhan Omar immigration fraud probe.Fox News · 16 Oct, 16:48

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