Ilhan Omar Faces Denaturalization Over Citizenship Claims

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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) is facing mounting legal challenges after Homeland Security Investigations agents raided her home in the Washington, D.C., area as part of a criminal fraud investigation into her immigration status. The raid, which took place last Monday, has sparked outrage among Democrats, who accuse the government of political retaliation. However, legal experts suggest the investigation may lead to serious consequences for Omar, including denaturalization.

Jonathan Turley, a George Washington University law professor, has outlined the potential legal path that could follow the raid. Turley explained that the focus of the investigation is on Omar’s immigration paperwork, particularly the question of whether she was under 18 when her father naturalized in 2000. If she was not, she may not have been eligible for derivative citizenship through her father.

“The immigration laws are very clear,” Turley said. “When you’re accused of illegally procuring citizenship or naturalization, it is not a defense that, ‘I was innocent in all of this.'” He added that the U.S. government has a legal basis for denaturalization if there is evidence of false information submitted during the naturalization process.

Grand jury subpoenas have reportedly been sent to members of Omar’s family, which Turley believes may be related to the immigration investigation. “I think that these family members very likely are related to the immigration side of this,” he said.

🚨 JUST IN: Legal expert Jonathan Turley says Ilhan Omar could face DENATURALIZATION if prosecutors prove that she obtained citizenship with FALSE INFORMATION — and now, grand jury subpoenas are hitting her family members "The U.S. government's position has always been that if you have information there that is untrue, where you would NOT have been made a citizen, then you can be DENATURALIZED." 🔥 "There's question as to the stated age of Representative Omar, which allowed her to basically piggyback on the process of her father, instead of having to file a separate effort or filing for naturalization." "I think that these family members very likely are related to the immigration side of this." The AGE issue is because she reportedly had her birth date changed after-the-fact, suggesting Omar might've been TOO OLD to piggyback citizenship off her father And there you have it: lying to obtain citizenship and trying to COVER IT UP as a CONGRESSWOMAN?! I think Omar is crooked, and she knows it. HSI carried out the raid, a judge signed off, subpoenas are flying, and the CASE IS OFFICIALLY BUILDING 👏🏻

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Turley also highlighted the implications of Omar’s age. As reported by PJ Media colleague Robert Spencer, Omar’s staff requested that public records change her birth year from 1981 to 1982 in May 2019. This change has raised questions about whether she was under 18 when her father naturalized, which would have allowed her to derive citizenship through him.

“There’s also question as to the stated age of Representative Omar, which allowed her to basically piggyback on the process of her father, instead of having to file a separate effort, filing for naturalization,” Turley said.

Turley also noted that Omar’s father may have submitted questionable paperwork, including his military service in a brutal regime. “He had a record as a colonel in a really brutal regime, and there may be questions as to those original papers,” he said.

As a member of Congress, Omar has had to continually file paperwork that may repeat false information, according to Turley. “The civil case does not have a statute of limitations, and the position of the government has been that even innocent errors, if they would have prevented you from becoming a citizen, can be the basis of denaturalization,” he added.

Source: PJ Media