The Trump administration’s investigation is looking into whether there are grounds to contest her US citizenship, according to a report.
Following an FBI search of her Washington residence earlier this week, Minnesota Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar is under increased legal and political scrutiny.
The report said investigators are also reviewing the immigration records and actions of her late father, Nur Omar Mohamed, who brought the family to the US from a refugee camp in Kenya.
Investigation widens as subpoenas issued
Federal agents searched Omar’s Washington residence on Monday on the direction of the DOJ which described it as an “ongoing federal criminal investigation. Which cited US officials and people familiar with the investigation, authorities are examining how Omar obtained US citizenship after arriving in the United States as a refugee from Somalia in 1995, according to The Wall Street Journal.
Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has previously suggested that investigators are reviewing potential issues involving immigration paperwork connected to Omar’s family.
