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WATCH: Ilhan Omar denies feds have contacted her after border czar Homan confirms 'criminal' investigation

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In an interview with Fox News Digital, Rep. Ilhan Omar denied any contact from the Department of Homeland Security regarding a criminal investigation into her after former ICE chief Tom Homan confirmed on Sunday that such an investigation is ongoing. When asked about specific allegations, including claims of immigration fraud related to alleged marriage for citizenship purposes, Omar dismissed them as baseless right-wing accusations and reiterated that she has not been informed of any official inquiry by DHS or the Justice Department.

Written by AI on 2026-09-18, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, told Fox News Digital on August 6th that she has not been contacted by federal authorities about any criminal investigation into her. However, Tom Homan, who is now a White House border czar but previously served as an ICE official, confirmed on the same day during "The Sunday Briefing" that there is an ongoing criminal investigation involving Omar. When asked if DHS had evidence of immigration or naturalization fraud against Omar, Homan declined to comment specifically, maintaining ambiguity about the nature and basis of the probe. This follows earlier claims by some critics that Omar married a man they allege is her brother as part of a scheme to obtain citizenship, leading to calls for an investigation into possible fraud.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., told Fox News Digital she has not been made aware of any criminal investigation into her after White House border czar Tom Homan said Sunday that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is investigating allegations involving Omar.

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🔮 Vice President JD Vance claimed in May that the Justice Department was looking into allegations against Omar — both related to the claim she married her brother and fraud after her amended financial disclosure forms and steep drop in net worth caught national attention.

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WATCH: Ilhan Omar denies feds have contacted her after border czar Homan confirms 'criminal' investigation · mixed framing

Claims (15 extracted, 4 hedged)

Department → tell → Omar

"No, they have not," Omar said after being asked if the DHS had reached out to her about any investigation. asserted

DHS → have → investigation

Homan confirmed that there is an "ongoing criminal investigation" into the Minnesota Democrat on "The Sunday Briefing." asserted

Homan → confirm → Briefing

Homan declined to give comment on whether the federal government had evidence that Omar committed immigration or naturalization fraud — a popular allegation against Omar that has prompted numerous calls for a probe. asserted

that → decline → probe

Homan declined to give specifics on what the investigation is centered on. asserted

investigation → decline → what

When asked directly whether Homan was confirming an investigation involving Omar, Homan replied, "I'm confirming that ICE is, yeah — look, I said months ago that there's something that's been reported and needs to be looked at." asserted

that → ask → Omar

Fox News Digital asked Omar for her response to the allegations, particularly the claim that she married a man who critics allege is her brother as part of a scheme to obtain citizenship in the U.S. "The right wing has always had this s--- going, so I don't really worry about it," Omar said about the allegations. uncertain

Omar → ask → allegations

Omar has repeatedly denied claims that she married her brother, as well as claims that any investigation involving her has been opened by DHS or the Justice Department. uncertain

investigation → deny → DHS

Vice President JD Vance claimed in May that the Justice Department was looking into allegations against Omar — both related to the claim she married her brother and fraud after her amended financial disclosure forms and steep drop in net worth caught national attention. uncertain

forms → claim → attention

Homan’s confirmation of an investigation into Omar comes after DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin alluded to the idea that the DHS was investigating Omar, bringing up her alleged marriage immigration scheme. asserted

DHS → come → scheme

"There may be more to this, the whole family migration and possibly some illegal activity for them to come to the United States to begin with. ... uncertain

them → come → States

If we can prove it, that you shouldn't have been here in the first place, we will deport you," Mullin said on the podcast. asserted

Mullin → prove → podcast

Omar is a naturalized citizen, but Homan said there is a denaturalization process for cases of proven immigration fraud, which he claimed had been done "many times. asserted

he → say → fraud

" "Denaturalization is a process," Homan said. asserted

Homan → say → ?

"It’s a very serious process, so if someone lies through that process to become a citizen, and we can prove they, in fact, lied or misrepresented themselves, we can absolutely denaturalize them." asserted

we → ’ → them