Federal prosecutors might use DNA evidence to try to prove Rep.
Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) committed immigration fraud, sources told the New York Post. People familiar with the investigation said that the feds used whistleblowers, government records and now obtained DNA in an effort to substantiate allegations that Omar and her family members, like her father, defrauded immigration authorities.
This stemmed from the probe initiated by the Minnesota US Attorney’s Office. The DNA evidence was critical to proving an allegation that Omar married her brother when she wed Ahmed Nur Said Elmi in 2009 in order to help him get a green card, which did not come to fruition, according to one source. Two more sources said that the execution of the search warrant on October 2, as well as the DNA and additional evidence, has now provided a solid basis to bring charges of conspiracy to commit some form of immigration fraud before a grand jury. The co congresswoman has lived in the US since her family emigrated from Somalia in 1995.
Tom Homan has said that the feds have built “a strong case” that could result in the Trump administration seeking to denaturalize Omar. “President Trump has made no secret of his desire to target Representative Omar for criminal investigation and deportation as retribution for her political advocacy,” they said.
“The fact that any president, or any administration, is willing to engage in such transparent efforts to intimidate someone should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views. Because if this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same,” he added.
Meanwhile, former president Barack Obama defended Omar and criticized the Trump administration’s probe.
