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It wouldn’t be easy to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar of her citizenship, legal experts say

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By Michael Williams, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, DC, home by federal law enforcement earlier this week was an extraordinary legal step taken against a sitting congresswoman who is facing reelection.

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    It wouldn’t be easy to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar of her citizenship, legal experts say (opens Local News 8)

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    By Michael Williams, Katelyn Polantz, CNN (CNN) — The search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, DC, home by federal law enforcement earlier this week was an extraordinary legal step taken against a sitting congresswoman who is facing reelection.

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