President Donald Trump has ignited a firestorm by suggesting that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) should be deported from the United States over allegations about her immigration history.
Trump’s remarks were made during a conversation with reporters aboard Air Force One, Breitbart reported.
The allegations center on reports that Omar may have entered the country through questionable means.
Trump is also blasting Omar over her outspoken defense of Minnesota’s Somali community amid ongoing controversies.
Whispers about Omar’s past first surfaced years ago.
Reports from outlets like Powerline, dating back to 2019, suggested that Omar entered the U.S. in 1995 under a different family name.
She was not genetically tied to the “Omar” family as part of an asylum application.
Allegations further claim her true name was Ilhan Nur Said Elmi before this process.
Adding fuel to the fire, Powerline also reported that while Omar and some family members sought asylum in the U.S. under assumed identities, three of her siblings used their real names to gain asylum in the United Kingdom.
This discrepancy has long been a point of contention for conservative critics who question the legitimacy of her entry.
Fast forward to 2020, when Powerline cited a Daily Mail story quoting a Somali community leader, Abdihaikm Osman Nur.
Nur blew the whistle to reveal that Omar married her biological brother so he could get a green card to secure his stay in the U.S.
“Ilhan Omar DID marry her brother and said she would ‘do what she had to do to get him ‘papers’ to keep him in U.S.,” the Somali community leader told the Daily Mail.
If true, this raises serious questions about legal and ethical boundaries.
Trump has not shied away from amplifying these accusations, recently questioning whether Omar’s actions were a ploy to gain citizenship.
Allegations of whether she wed her brother for immigration benefits have kept this story alive in conservative circles, even as Omar and her supporters dismiss it as baseless.
On Thanksgiving, Trump took to Truth Social to vent his frustrations, targeting both Omar and Minnesota’s radical Democrat Gov. Tim Walz.
He described Omar as someone who “does nothing but hatefully complain about our Country,” while noting that Somalia as a nation is plagued by chaos and dysfunction.
Trump doubled down during his Air Force One remarks, stating the U.S. doesn’t need newcomers “telling us what to do.”
It’s a sentiment that aligns with concerns about national sovereignty, and foreign nationals continue to sidestep immigration barriers.
Omar, for her part, has been a fierce advocate for Somalis living in Minnesota, pushing back against Trump’s narrative.
Framing his comments as dangerous overreach, she’s accused the president of issuing “lawless threats” against Somalis, as reported by Breitbart News.
Meanwhile, Trump has also criticized Somalia itself, calling it a place of “persistent Poverty, Hunger, Resurgent Terrorism, Piracy, decades of Civil War, Corruption, and pervasive Violence” in a Truth Social post.
Amid this back-and-forth, Trump has tied his critique of Omar to broader policy moves, such as his plan to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali nationals.
He’s cited reports of missing billions in taxpayer funds as justification, though specifics remain murky, leaving room for debate on whether this is a pragmatic decision or a political jab.
Then there’s the issue of taxpayer healthcare fraud reports linked to Minnesota’s Somali community, which Trump has referenced in his broader criticisms.
Trump argues that these massive fraud allegations deserve scrutiny, despite efforts by Omar and her allies to downplay the scandal.
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