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Feds subpoena Ilhan Omar's relatives as birth-year records dispute widens

Records show Omar's congressional staff changed her birth year in 2019, fueling a federal probe into how she obtained US citizenship.

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What to know

  • Omar's congressional staff had her birth year officially changed from 1981 to 1982 in 2019, days after a political opponent raised age questions.
  • The discrepancy is central to the federal probe because Omar claims she derived citizenship as a 17-year-old minor through her father's 2000 naturalization — a claim that doesn't hold if she was born in 1981.
  • A 2023 records search reportedly found no proof that Omar's father ever naturalized, according to her 2022 primary opponent AJ Kern.
  • Scrutiny has escalated from a DC home raid to reported subpoenas of relatives, while Omar maintains the investigation is politically motivated harassment by Trump.

“For derivative citizenship, two things have to be true — one, her father had to naturalize; and two, she still had to be a minor — and what I have found is that it’s highly likely that neither of those things are true,”

AJ Kern, 2022 Democratic primary opponent · NY Post ↗ · Oct 12

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Feds subpoena Ilhan Omar's relatives as birth-year records dispute widens
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    Investigators reportedly subpoena Omar's relatives

    Fox News reported that federal investigators have escalated scrutiny of Omar's immigration history by subpoenaing relatives, as the birth-year discrepancy becomes part of the broader probe.

    1. 1 outlet first by Fox News, 4h ago · read ↗

    • BREAKING: Representative Ilhan Omar's staff got her birthdate changed officially after being elected to Congress, per NYP

      @unusual_whalesX5h ago28▲view on X ↗
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    Social media amplifies birthdate story as raid motive

    Viral posts framed the birth-year change as a likely explanation for the DHS raid, with commentators arguing the one-year shift is the difference between Omar being a legal citizen or not.

    “🚨 BREAKING: Ilhan Omar’s staff officially CHANGED HER “BIRTHDATE” in public records in 2019, which could be a reason DHS RAIDED Omar's DC house this week, per NYP…”
    — @nicksortor

    • 🚨 BREAKING: Ilhan Omar’s staff officially CHANGED HER “BIRTHDATE” in public records in 2019, which could be a reason DHS RAIDED Omar's DC house this week, per NYP The 1-year age change is the difference between her being a LEGAL CITIZEN or not. Omar's ORIGINAL birthdate and

      @nicksortorX7h ago18k▲view on X ↗
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    Daily Wire spells out citizenship timeline implications

    Coverage laid out why the one-year discrepancy matters: if Omar was born in 1981 she would have been 18 or 19, not 17, when her father reportedly naturalized in 2000, undercutting her claim to have derived citizenship as a minor.

    1. 2 outlets Ilhan Omar’s Staff Altered Her Birthdate After She Was Elected — Here’s Why That Matters

      first by Daily Wire, 11h ago · also The Daily Wire

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    NY Post reveals staff altered Omar's birth year

    The New York Post published emails showing Omar's congressional staff had her birth year officially changed in 2019, and reported that a 2023 records search found no proof her father had ever naturalized.

    1. 2 outlets first by Breitbart, 3h ago · also ZeroHedge · read ↗

    2. 1 outlet Rep. Ilhan Omar’s staff got her birthdate changed officially after being elected to Congress: records

      first by NY Post, 8h ago

  5. background

    Omar accuses Trump of political intimidation — Responding to the raid, Omar posted a statement on X framing the investigation as a continuation of long-running attacks by President Trump rather than a legitimate inquiry.

  6. background

    Federal agents raid Omar's DC home — Federal immigration agents raided Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, DC home, reportedly searching for records related to immigration documents her late father completed when she was a child.

  7. background

    Omar's staff requests birth-year change at MN library — After a political opponent's viral video questioned Omar's age, her congressional staff asked the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library to change her listed birth year from 1981 to 1982, and said they were also working with Wikipedia and the Biographical Directory of the US Congress to correct it elsewhere.

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