Archived

Trump administration seeks to strip Ilhan Omar of citizenship

The Trump administration is seeking to strip Representative Ilhan Omar of her U.S. citizenship, the Wall Street Journal reported. Investigators have subpoenaed relatives and examined immigration records. Legal and immigration experts told TIME that denaturalizing a U.S. citizen is a rare and difficult process.

Coverage from 2 publishers 2 source reports
Al JazeeraTIME
World
Update summary

What changed in this update

2 publishers and 2 source reports documented this archived update.

Event intelligence

U.S. criminal and citizenship investigation into Representative Ilhan Omar

2 connected story threads

A federal criminal investigation into U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar is active, with authorities having seized her phone, issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas to relatives and others, and examined immigration records; the Trump administration is also reportedly seeking to strip her of U.S. citizenship.

Grounded in 3 reports across 3 sources

The investigation into Representative Ilhan Omar escalated into an active federal criminal inquiry, with authorities seizing her phone and issuing more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas to relatives and others.

In this event AP report: Rep. Ilhan Omar's phone seized and relatives subpoenaed in criminal probe Earlier coverage
Source coverage

Source reports

World
Al Jazeera

Trump administration seeks to strip Ilhan Omar of US citizenship: WSJ

Investigators have subpoenaed relatives and examined immigration records, the newspaper reports.

World
TIME

Can Trump Strip Ilhan Omar of Her Citizenship? Here's How the Process Works

Discovery

See what’s emerging. See what’s changing.

Explore stories gaining momentum and continuing events with new developments.