DHS Secretary Says Ilhan Omar Could Face Deportation as Federal Investigation Continues

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says federal authorities are investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar over longstanding allegations that she committed immigration fraud, including the disputed claim that she married her brother to help him obtain immigration benefits.

Speaking with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson during the Republican midterm convention in Dallas, Mullin asserted that Omar married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi to help bring him to the United States. The allegation has circulated for years but has not been established in court or conclusively proven through publicly available evidence. Omar has repeatedly denied that Elmi is her brother.

Mullin said the investigation could extend beyond Omar’s marriage history and examine whether other immigration-related violations occurred involving her family. He emphasized that authorities would need evidence of actual wrongdoing before pursuing a case.

DHS separately confirmed that an investigation is ongoing but declined to discuss its specifics or potential future actions. A department spokesman said the agency does not comment on investigative techniques or active investigations and added that members of Congress are not above the law.

BREAKING: MULLIN SAYS ILHAN OMAR ALLEGATIONS ARE UNDER INVESTIGATION

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says authorities are investigating allegations that Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother in connection with immigration:

“We know that she married her brother to try to bring him…

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Omar became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2000 at age 17 after arriving in the United States with her family several years earlier. She legally married Elmi, a British citizen, in 2009 and dissolved that marriage in 2017.

Questions surrounding that marriage have followed Omar throughout her political career. The allegation that Elmi was her biological brother first emerged publicly during her 2016 campaign, but investigations of available records have not produced definitive public evidence establishing that relationship.

Mullin suggested that deportation could become a possibility if investigators established that Omar obtained an immigration benefit or citizenship through fraudulent representations. Any such outcome would require legal findings regarding the underlying allegations rather than the secretary’s statements alone.

The congresswoman has consistently rejected accusations that she married a sibling or committed immigration fraud. Her representatives have characterized renewed allegations as politically motivated attacks and have pointed to the lack of a proven case against her despite years of scrutiny.

The investigation comes as Omar remains one of the most prominent Democratic members of Congress and a frequent target of criticism from President Donald Trump and other Republicans. For now, Mullin’s comments represent allegations by the administration, while the central claim about Omar’s former husband remains disputed and unproven.