15 hours ago - On February 27, 2019, Omar said of her critics: "I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK for people to push for allegiance to a foreign country." The statements were quickly criticized as allegedly drawing on antisemitic tropes. House Foreign Affairs Committee chairman Eliot Engel said it was "deeply offensive to call into question the loyalty of fellow American citizens" and asked Omar to retract her statement.

3 weeks ago - There is no indication Omar was confused about the historical event itself. The comment appears to be a verbal slip, not a substantive error, and was corrected in real time during the same sentence. The viral spread of the clip comes amid heightened online attention on Omar for unrelated reasons, including renewed political claims about whether she could be deported and fresh scrutiny of her household finances. The Justice Department began investigating Omar's finances under the Biden administration. Calls to deport Omar resurfaced after Vice President JD Vance alleged in public remarks that she had committed immigration fraud—an accusation her office has denied. As a matter of U.S. law deportation of a naturalized citizen would require a successful denaturalization process through the courts. ... True. The video clip is real and accurately captures a brief verbal slip in which Omar said “World War Eleven.” However, the viral posts omit the immediate correction she made moments later a

March 17, 2025 - Encouraged by her grandfather and father, who raised her after the death of her mother when Omar was 2, she took an almost immediate interest in the electoral processes of her new home. Again, her grandfather’s fascination with American democracy proved to be a catalyst. “He was taking English-language classes and citizenship classes and people were passing out letters inviting neighbors to attend the [Democratic Farmer-Labor Party, or DFL] caucuses.

January 7, 2026 - Ilhan Omar's path from Somali refugee to U.S. citizen illustrates resilience amid adversity while shaping her role as an influential political figure.

2 weeks ago - Omar prioritizes investing in education, eliminating student debt, ensuring a living wage, establishing a just immigration system, Medicare for All, and combating climate change. Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar faced bullying from President Donald Trump, who made false statements about her and questioned her patriotism.

April 1, 2025 - Thirty years after she came to the US, the Minnesota representative keeps the faith in an America that will ultimately reject the divisive politics of Trump and his minions.

Additionally, there currently exists no record or interview by Omar stating she applied for U.S. citizenship as an adult, passing required exams, and having taken the ‘Oath of Allegiance’ to the United States of America. (Where are the exuberant photos celebrating such an occasion?) ... Even if Ilhan Omar successfully changes her date of birth on a handful of public sources, such as the Minnesota legislative page, Omar’s widely published age of 37 also poses a problem.

October 6, 2025 - citizenship is stated in the provided materials as a naturalization completed in 2000 when she was 17, after her family fled the Somali civil war and spent years in a Kenyan refugee camp before settling in Minneapolis [1]. The other supplied items do not corroborate or expand on that biography: one discusses changes to the citizenship test, one is empty, and one mentions unrelated allegations about family grants, leaving the single clear factual claim isolated and requiring independent verification [2] [3] [4]. ... Only one provided analysis gives a direct biographical claim: Ilhan Omar became a U.S.

Answer (1 of 11): She did come here by fraudulent means. She is connected to her brother and some say that this is a polygamist relationship. That is the first red flag. The second red flag is when she took that oath to become a congresswoman she did not renounce her citizenship, her allegiance t...

October 7, 2025 - Born in Somalia, Rep. Omar and her family fled the country's civil war when she was eight. The family spent four years in a refugee camp in Kenya before coming to the United States in 1990s. In 1997, she moved to Minneapolis with her family. As a teenager, Rep.

April 25, 2023 - Omar is the first Somali-American, the first naturalized citizen from Africa, and the first non-white woman elected from Minnesota, and one of the first two Muslim women) to serve in Congress. An immigrant herself, Ilhan was born in Somalia but fled the country’s civil war when she was eight alongside her family.

July 24, 2024 - Ilhan became a citizen of the United States in 2000. Omar’s journey towards public service began in college. She earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science and International Studies from North Dakota State University.

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January 29, 2026 - Know Your Rights When Facing Immigration Immigrants have been the backbone to the development of our nation since its founding. Many immigrants and refugees have escaped war, oppression and socioeconomic strife in their homelands to seek better opportunities in the United States.

January 5, 2024 - In 2016, Ilhan became the first Somali-American, Muslim legislator in the United States.

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