Trump border chief says Omar could be denaturalized and deported

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 18 Oct, 20:07 · Archive

Tom Homan, Trump's border czar, said congresswoman Ilhan Omar could be stripped of citizenship and deported if found to have committed immigration fraud.

Tom Homan, Donald Trump's border czar, said on Fox News on Saturday that the Trump administration could 'of course' denaturalize and deport Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar if evidence of immigration fraud emerges. When asked whether the investigation into Omar could involve 'denaturalizing and then deporting her', Homan answered affirmatively, explaining that 'if you lie during the naturalization process, there is a process to denaturalize somebody'.

Omar, the Minnesota US House representative, is under federal investigation over allegations that she or her family lied about her birth year on immigration paperwork when obtaining citizenship after fleeing Somalia in the late 1990s. Her father became a US citizen in 2000. Omar is believed to have been 17 at the time and would have automatically qualified for citizenship as a minor, but allegations claim she was actually 18 and would have needed to go through the naturalization process herself.

Homan said denaturalization is 'a long, tedious process' but has been done before, and that Omar will 'be held to the same standards you and I are held [to]'. He declined to discuss specifics of the investigation, but said investigators 'have a strong case'. Federal agents raided Omar's home on 12 October and seized her cellphone as part of the investigation.

How it is being reported

• Homan says Ilhan Omar could be stripped of naturalization, deported if immigration fraud is provenBorder czar Tom Homan says Ilhan Omar could face denaturalization and deportation if it is confirmed she committed immigration fraud.Fox News · 18 Oct, 19:43
• Trump ‘border czar’ says Ilhan Omar could be ‘of course’ denaturalized and deportedOfficials allege congresswoman, whose home was raided by federal agents, or family violated law to obtain citizenship Tom Homan , Donald Trump’s “border czar”, has said that the Republican presidential administration could “of course” strip Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar of her citizenship and deport her. Homan’s comments during a Saturday appearance on Fox News were the first remarks explicitly mentioning denaturalization and deportation in connection with Omar that were attributed by name to a top Trump administration official since federal agents raided the Minnesota US House…The Guardian · 18 Oct, 18:16

In this story: Ilhan Omar · Tom Homan · Minnesota · Somalia · Donald Trump

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