Trump ‘border czar’ says Ilhan Omar could be ‘of course’ denaturalized and deported
Officials allege congresswoman, whose home was raided by federal agents, or family violated law to obtain citizenship
TL;DR
- Tom Homan, a Trump administration official, suggested Ilhan Omar could be denaturalized and deported if she lied to obtain citizenship.
- Federal agents recently raided Omar's home as part of an investigation into potential violations of immigration laws related to her citizenship.
- Omar's attorneys accused the Justice Department of potentially influencing an election and weaponizing federal law enforcement.
- The investigation was launched shortly before the November midterm elections, in which Omar is a candidate.
- Homan indicated the denaturalization process is long and tedious but has been done before.
- The Trump administration has been intensifying its anti-immigrant crackdown and pursuing cases to denaturalize foreign-born citizens suspected of fraud.
- Omar denies accusations of fraud and claims the investigation is a politically motivated attack by Trump.