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Ilhan Omar's DC Home Raid Interview
Omar denies relation to ex-husband amid DC home raid search.
In brief
Omar denies relation to ex-husband amid DC home raid search. Rep. Ilhan Omar says she is not related to ex-husband Ahmed Nur Said Elmi after federal agents raided her Washington DC home. Originally reported by New York Post.
Omar denies relation to ex-husband
Omar says she is not related to ex-husband Ahmed Nur Said Elmi after federal agents raided her Washington DC home.
“Not to my knowledge”
Origin of marriage claims
The decade-old allegations that Omar and her ex got hitched in a failed effort to get him a green card originated on a 'Somali blog' and spread when 'right-wing conspiracy theorists' latched onto it.
“Somebody put in there that, you know, he had to have been my brother or something to that effect”
Financial situation
Omar describes herself as 'working class' and living 'paycheck to paycheck' with a 2016 Toyota Camry, renting DC and Minneapolis homes.
“I have a Toyota Camry that’s from 2016. It’s our only car.”
DC home raid details
HSI agents executed a search warrant on Omar's DC home last Monday, taking 17 items including her cellphones and notebooks.
“They went room by room and took 17 items”
Omar's response to raid
Omar called the raid 'intrusive but polite' and said agents left the house tidy, even folding her clothing.
“They did a really good job in putting everything back in its place”
Omar's re-election plea
Omar urged supporters to donate to her re-election campaign to fight Trump and his administration ahead of midterm elections.
“I’m confident in my truth. I’m confident in the fact that I didn’t do anything wrong”
Immigration probe status
The probe may involve false statements on immigration documents about Omar's birth date, with possible denaturalization and deportation if fraud is confirmed.
“If the Somali-born congresswoman’s citizenship was procured by the concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation”
The big picture
Rep. Ilhan Omar says she is not related to ex-husband Ahmed Nur Said Elmi after federal agents raided her Washington DC home.
