The Wall Street Journal reports that the federal investigation of Rep. Ilhan Omar is aimed at building a case to denaturalize and eventually deport her, and it turns on whether her age was altered on immigration paperwork. WSJ: The Trump administration’s investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) is aimed at building a case to strip her of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her, according to U.S. officials and other people familiar with the probe. (Wall Street Journal.)
NY Post: Some records list her birthdate as Oct. 4, 1981, and others as the same date in 1982. Minnesota prosecutors lead the immigration-fraud probe, while U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro’s office is examining the finances of Omar and her husband, Tim Mynett. Omar’s office, in a statement to the Journal: “President Trump would love to eliminate one of the most effective progressive voices in Congress. There is no basis for this.” No charges and no denaturalization case have been filed. (NY Post.)
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