The American government's attempt to cancel Ilhan Omar's citizenship and deportation
The Wall Street Journal report was published just days after US federal agents raided the congressman's home; An attack that Ilhan Omar's office described as "unprecedented intensification" of Donald Trump's administration's actions against its political opponents.
The Wall Street Journal wrote that the US government is investigating Ilhan Omar, a Democratic representative of Congress and a staunch critic of the US President, to revoke his citizenship and eventually deport him from this country.
According to Ambassador Arjan, the Wall Street Journal wrote on Thursday morning, quoting American officials and people familiar with the investigation: This investigation is partly focused on how Ilhan Omar, a representative of the state of Minnesota in the House of Representatives, received citizenship after entering the United States as a refugee from Somalia. Authorities are investigating his family's immigration records and have issued more than a dozen subpoenas, including to some of his relatives.
The Wall Street Journal report was published just days after US federal agents raided the congressman's home; An attack that Ilhan Omar's office described as "unprecedented intensification" of Donald Trump's administration's actions against its political opponents.
This inspection was conducted only a few weeks before the November 3rd mid-term elections; A crucial election for Republicans vying to retain control of Congress. Omar is seeking his fifth term in Minnesota's 5th congressional district.
The US Department of Homeland Security claimed that the raid was part of a federal investigation.