White House border czar Tom Homan confirmed Sunday that federal authorities are conducting what he described as an “ongoing criminal investigation” involving Rep. Ilhan Omar, marking the latest indication that allegations surrounding the Minnesota Democrat’s immigration history are being actively examined by the Trump administration.
Speaking on Fox News’ “The Sunday Briefing,” Homan was pressed on whether federal investigators have evidence that Omar committed immigration or naturalization fraud.
Homan declined to reveal details, citing the active investigation.
“I know things are going on, but I can’t give specifics of what’s happening,” Homan said.
His comments come just days after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin publicly said federal authorities are investigating longstanding allegations surrounding Omar’s immigration history and her 2009 marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi.
Critics of Omar have for years alleged that Elmi was her brother and that the marriage was connected to immigration fraud. Omar has repeatedly and categorically denied the accusation, calling it a politically motivated and bigoted lie. Despite years of public allegations, no court or government agency has publicly established that Elmi was Omar’s brother.
Vice President JD Vance had already announced in May that the Justice Department was examining allegations involving Omar, including potential immigration fraud.
“We’re going to investigate it. We’re going to take a look at it. If we think that there’s a crime, we’re going to prosecute that crime. And that’s something that the Department of Justice is looking at right now,” Vance said at the time.
Omar responded by flatly denying that any meaningful investigation existed.
“That is not something that is happening. That man is delusional,” Omar said in May. “They’re just saying stupid (expletive removed).”
Homan’s latest statement, however, represents another senior administration official explicitly confirming that investigative activity is underway.
The controversy comes as Omar has faced separate scrutiny over dramatic discrepancies in congressional financial disclosure documents.
An earlier disclosure listed assets connected to businesses owned by Omar’s husband, Tim Mynett, at values that placed the couple’s potential assets between approximately $6 million and $30 million. An amended filing dramatically reduced the reported values, putting the relevant assets between approximately $18,000 and $95,000.
Omar blamed the discrepancy on an accounting error, and her office has repeatedly insisted that she is not a millionaire.
Importantly, that financial disclosure matter recently produced a significant victory for Omar. The nonpartisan Office of Congressional Conduct voted 5-1 to recommend dismissal of allegations that she intentionally filed false or incomplete financial disclosures, finding there was not substantial reason to believe she had committed wrongdoing.
A watchdog group has since urged the House Ethics Committee to obtain additional financial records and continue examining the matter.
The financial controversy is separate from the immigration allegations now being discussed publicly by Homan and other Trump administration officials.
For now, federal authorities have announced no charges against Omar, and Homan provided no details about what evidence investigators possess, what specific potential offenses are being examined, or how far the investigation has progressed.
But his description of the matter as an “ongoing criminal investigation” significantly raises the stakes in a controversy that has followed the Minnesota congresswoman for years.
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