DOJ Probe Targets Rep. Ilhan Omar Over Immigration Fraud Allegations

Vice President JD Vance said Tuesday that the Justice Department is investigating Rep. 👤Ilhan Omar over possible immigration fraud, reviving long-running questions surrounding the Minnesota Democrat’s personal history and family relationships.

According to the New York Post, speaking to reporters at the White House, Vance said officials are reviewing the matter but stopped short of making a definitive accusation before the investigation is complete.

“I don’t want to prejudge an investigation,” Vance said. “It certainly seems like something fishy is there, but everybody’s entitled to equal justice under the laws.”

“So we’re going to investigate it. We’re going to take a look at it. If we think that there’s a crime, we’re going to prosecute that crime, and that’s something the Department of Justice is looking at right now,” he added.

Vance has previously accused Omar of committing immigration fraud, comments that have repeatedly drawn pushback from the congresswoman’s office.

Omar’s chief of staff, Connor McNutt, dismissed the allegations Tuesday as “a ridiculous lie.”

Questions about Omar’s immigration history and marriages have followed her since her first congressional campaign in 2018.

Much of the scrutiny has centered on her second husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, a British citizen whom several reports over the years have identified as a possible sibling.