Ex-Candidate Claims No Citizenship Records for Ilhan Omar’s Father
Former congressional candidate AJ Kern alleges no naturalization records for Ilhan Omar’s father, sparking immigration debate.
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Former Minnesota congressional candidate AJ Kern has claimed she possesses a Certificate of Non-Existence of Record from the Department of Homeland Security, confirming that no naturalization records exist for Rep. Ilhan Omar’s late father, Nur Omar Mohamed. Kern made the claim during an explosive interview with Newsmax host Rob Finnerty, where she detailed her efforts to investigate the immigration history of Omar’s father.
Search for Citizenship Records
Kern said she requested naturalization records for Nur Omar Mohamed and received a response from U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) stating that a thorough search of their databases using all name variations found no matching index reference. She then obtained the formal DHS Certificate of Nonexistence of Record, dated September 6, 2023, and signed by Douglas C. Marr of the National Records Center’s Immigration Information Integrity Branch.
The certificate documented a diligent search of systems including the Central Index System and related databases that turned up no record. Kern has questioned both the timing of Omar’s naturalization and her father’s citizenship records, arguing that if Mohamed never naturalized, Omar could not have obtained derivative citizenship through his naturalization.
“I have a Certificate of Non-Existence of Record from the Department of Homeland Security.”
According to the official Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, Omar was born October 4, 1982, in Mogadishu, Somalia. She fled the country with her family during the Somali civil war, spent several years in a refugee camp in Kenya, and arrived in the United States in 1995. The congressional biography states she became a naturalized American citizen in 2000 at age 17.
Legal Implications and Investigations
Kern’s claims have led to increased scrutiny of Omar’s immigration history. On October 12, 2026, Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant at her Washington, D.C.-area residence as part of a probe focused on documents completed by her late father. Officials have examined possible false statements, age discrepancies, and other issues that could support denaturalization proceedings if proven.
Legal observers, including Jonathan Turley, have noted that immigration laws treat material misrepresentations in the naturalization process seriously and that derivative claims hinge on the validity of the parent’s status. Kern’s investigation continues to draw attention as it raises broader questions about the integrity of U.S. naturalization records and the potential for fraud in the immigration process.
Source: The Gateway Pundit
