On the way to deportation? Trump's dramatic move against Ilhan Omar

The Trump administration is working to build a legal case to revoke the citizenship of Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, amid suspicions of falsifying her age in immigration documents. Federal agents raided her home and seized documents and a passport. Omar denies the allegations.

The Trump administration is working to build a legal case that would allow it to revoke the U.S. citizenship of Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar and subsequently deport her from the United States, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal citing American sources familiar with the investigation. The focus of the suspicions: the possibility that Omar or her late father provided false information regarding her age during the naturalization process more than 25 years ago. Investigators are examining whether her age was altered in immigration documents to show her as 17 instead of 18, a legally significant difference since a minor might have been eligible for automatic citizenship through her father. Early Monday morning, federal agents raided Omar's home in Washington, D.C., three weeks before the midterm elections. During the search, investigators seized a mobile phone, computers, notebooks, and a passport. Simultaneously, more than a dozen subpoenas were issued for testimony before a grand jury in Minnesota. Sources noted that similar suspicions were examined during the Biden administration, but it was decided not to proceed due to lack of evidence. Omar denies the allegations. The investigation is taking place against the backdrop of a broader effort by the Trump administration to revoke citizenship from naturalized individuals, with more than 200 cases filed so far.