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Omar denies federal contact after Homan confirms criminal probe
Omar says DHS hasn't notified her of criminal investigation.
In brief
Omar says DHS hasn't notified her of criminal investigation. Rep. Ilhan Omar denies federal contact after border czar confirms criminal probe into her immigration fraud claims. Originally reported by Fox News.
Omar denies federal contact
Rep. Ilhan Omar says DHS hasn't notified her of criminal investigation.
“No, they have not”
Homan confirms probe
Border czar Tom Homan says DHS is investigating Omar for immigration fraud.
“I'm confirming that ICE is, yeah, look, I said months ago that there's something that's been reported and needs to be looked at”
Omar dismisses allegations
Omar says right wing claims about her brother marriage are 's, - going'.
“The right wing has always had this s, - going, so I don't really worry about it”
Homan explains denaturalization
Homan says denaturalization process for proven immigration fraud.
“Denaturalization is a process, it's a very serious process”
Omar denies marriage claims
Omar repeatedly denies marrying her brother for citizenship.
“Omar has repeatedly denied claims that she married her brother”
What happens next
Omar faces potential denaturalization if fraud proven.
“If someone lies through that process to become a citizen, and we can prove they, in fact, lied or misrepresented themselves, we can absolutely denaturalize them”
At a glance
Rep. Ilhan Omar denies federal contact after border czar confirms criminal probe into her immigration fraud claims.
