# Inside the Latest Pursuit of Ilhan Omar

> Trump administration targets Rep. Ilhan Omar over citizenship fraud claims.
- Title: Inside the Latest Pursuit of Ilhan Omar · Mother Jones
- Summary: Trump administration targets Rep. Ilhan Omar over citizenship fraud claims. The Trump administration seeks to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar of U.S. citizenship after…
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- Source: Mother Jones — https://motherjones.com/politics/2026/10/inside-the-latest-pursuit-of-ilhan-omar
- Author: Alex Nguyen
- Published: 2026-10-15T12:20:24+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ilhan omar, rep ilhan omar, trump administration, us citizenship, financial fraud, congressional investigation, somali refugee
## Trump administration targets Omar
The Trump administration alleges Rep. Ilhan Omar committed fraud by changing her age from 18 to 17 on her citizenship application.
## Omar's citizenship history
Omar became a U.S. citizen in 2000 after fleeing the Somali Civil War with her family from a refugee camp in Kenya.
## Homeland Security raid
Homeland Security agents seized Omar's phone, notebooks, computers, and passport during a raid on her DC home.
## Omar's political challenges
Omar faces racist attacks from Trump and his allies, including calls to deport her and labeling her a 'Somali bandit'.
## Key takeaway

The Trump administration seeks to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar of U.S. citizenship after alleging financial fraud and age discrepancies on her citizenship application.