US probe seeks grounds to revoke Ilhan Omar's citizenship, WSJ reports

The Trump administration is investigating Representative Ilhan Omar's acquisition of US citizenship to build a case for revoking it and ultimately deporting her, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing officials and people familiar with the inquiry.

According to the Journal, investigators are examining documents used when Omar obtained citizenship in 2000. They are checking whether the paperwork listed her age as 17 rather than 18, a distinction affecting whether citizenship could be acquired automatically or required a separate process.

Federal agents searched Omar's Washington-area home on October 12. The Associated Press, citing a person briefed on the investigation, reported that agents seized her phone and issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas in Minnesota, including to relatives.

The Journal also reported that authorities examined possible irregularities in Omar's paperwork during the Biden administration but lacked sufficient evidence to continue that inquiry.

Omar has represented Minnesota in the House since 2019 and is seeking another term in the November 3 midterm elections.