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President Trump accuses Ilhan Omar of using 'fake' name

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Omar responded to the president's accusations, saying, "My name has always been Ilhan Omar."

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  1. Federal agents searched Omar's trash for DNA before raid: Sources

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  2. Trump’s obsession with Ilhan Omar has reached a dangerous new level | Arwa Mahdawi

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  3. Trump Calls on Ilhan Omar to Resign After Birth Name Report

    Headline from Newsweek ·

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    President Trump accuses Ilhan Omar of using 'fake' name

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  1. News Nation Now

    Feds dumpster-dive for Rep. Ilhan Omar DNA: Sources (opens News Nation Now)

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    Investigators have used secretive “dumpster diving” to obtain DNA when search warrants were not possible.

  2. The Hill

    Federal agents searched Omar's trash for DNA before raid: Sources (opens The Hill)

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    Investigators have used secretive “dumpster diving” to obtain DNA when search warrants were not possible.

  3. BizPac Review

    ‘Stunning in nature’: Feds search Ilhan Omar’s trash for DNA ahead of raid (opens BizPac Review)

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    Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) wasn’t alone in being raided this week as a reported grand jury investigation “extends far beyond” the most well-known allegations against the […]

  4. Breitbart News

    Report: Feds Collected Garbage from Rep. Ilhan Omar's Home, Searching for Her DNA (opens Breitbart News)

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    Federal investigators reportedly collected garbage from Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-MN) home in Washington, DC, searching for her DNA.

  5. Washington Examiner

    ‘Obviously Ilhan Omar is in a ton of trouble’ if DOJ allegations are true: Byron York (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner chief political correspondent Byron York said Sunday that the immigration fraud allegations against Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) could derail her entire career if true. “Obviously, Ilhan Omar is in a ton of trouble,” York said on Fox Business’s Sunday Morning Futures, “a whole lot of t…

  6. New York Post

    Feds have DNA evidence that can prove Ilhan Omar committed immigration fraud, wed her brother: sources (opens New York Post)

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    The sprawling criminal probe is seeking in part to prove Omar allegedly married her brother in 2009 to try to help him get a green card.

  7. GOP Daily Brief

    Ilhan Omar Probe Intensifies: Sister’s Seized Phone Spurs Warrant as Feds Seek Proof of Father’s Naturalization (opens GOP Daily Brief)

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    American citizenship is more than a document in a filing cabinet. It represents a bond between an individual and the nation that welcomes them –...

  8. Valuetainment

    Ilhan Omar’s DNA? New Allegations Emerge After Federal Raid (opens Valuetainment)

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    Before federal agents raided Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home, they reportedly went through her trash looking for DNA from her and her family. NewsNation, citing multiple sources, reports that the DNA evidence is critical to the investigation, which reportedly involves her family’s immigration hist…

  9. Just the News

    Trump criticizes Ilhan Omar as a 'dishonest person,' claims she could go to jail for alleged fraud (opens Just the News)

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    Omar has been the focus of a federal investigation that centers on allegations that Omar or her father lied about her birth year on immigration paperwork to obtain her citizenship when her family fled Somalia in the late 1990s.

  10. Townhall

  11. American Greatness

    Morning Greatness: Feds Search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Trash for DNA Samples Like Righteous Raccoons (opens American Greatness)

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    Let's return Omar to her homeland where she can be happy since she is so miserable in America. Source

  12. Fox News

    Ilhan Omar's sister questioned by feds after dramatic DC home raid (opens Fox News)

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    Ilhan Omar's older sister Sahra Noor was questioned by federal investigators in connection with the immigration fraud probe following the DHS raid.

  13. The Jewish Voice

    Federal Investigators Obtain DNA Evidence in Ilhan Omar Immigration Fraud Inquiry as Scrutiny of Alleged Marriage & Citizenship Records Intensifies (opens The Jewish Voice)

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    Federal Investigators Obtain DNA Evidence in Ilhan Omar Immigration Fraud Inquiry as Scrutiny of Alleged Marriage & Citizenship Records Intensifies By: Jeff Gorman Federal investigators examining longstanding allegations of immigration fraud involving Minnesota Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar h…

  14. New York Post

    Feds interviewed Ilhan Omar’s sister as probe of ‘Squad’ congresswoman intensifies: report (opens New York Post)

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    Federal agents interviewed Rep. Ilhan Omar's sister, Sahra Noor, after raiding the Minnesota lawmaker's DC home in an immigration fraud probe.

  15. Blue State Blues News

    Ilhan Omar’s Immigration Fraud Investigation Just Revealed a Call Her Staff Made to a Library (opens Blue State Blues News)

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    JD Vance declared in March that Ilhan Omar committed immigration fraud. That accusation just turned into federal agents searching her Washington home and seizing her phone. Investigators now say one call her

  16. Revolver News

  17. News Nation Now

    Rep. Ilhan Omar's sister questioned in federal investigation (opens News Nation Now)

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    Investigators are reportedly examining questions surrounding Omar's birth date and immigration paperwork.

  18. The Guardian

    Trump’s obsession with Ilhan Omar has reached a dangerous new level | Arwa Mahdawi (opens The Guardian)

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    The administration seems intent on stripping the congresswoman of her US citizenship and deporting her. It’s a terrible abuse of power What do you think it is about Ilhan Omar, exactly, that seems to get under Donald Trump’s tangerine-tinted skin? The president has claimed he has a problem with the …

  19. Legal Insurrection

    Report: Ilhan Omar’s Sister Voluntarily Spoke to Feds (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Federal investigators seized Sahra Noor's phone earlier this year to review family text messages. The post Report: Ilhan Omar’s Sister Voluntarily Spoke to Feds first appeared on Le·gal In·sur·rec·tion .

  20. Not The Bee

    Ilhan Omar skips campaign rally as feds obtain DNA evidence for fraud case (opens Not The Bee)

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    Where in the world is Ilhan Omar?

  21. Newsweek

    Why Ilhan Omar Is MAGA’s Defining Battle (opens Newsweek)

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    Investigators reportedly hold DNA that could settle whether the Omar married her brother. Someone’s credibility won’t survive.

  22. KION Central Coast

    Investigators interview Rep. Ilhan Omar’s sister (opens KION Central Coast)

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    By Jake Tapper, CNN (CNN) — Investigators have interviewed Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s sister, Sahra Noor, according to a law enforcement source familiar with the matter. It comes as the Justice Department is investigating the Democratic congresswoman, focusing on immigration fraud related to suspec…

  23. Wisconsin Right Now

    Feds Seized Ilhan Omar’s Sister’s Phone, Then Questioned Her After Raid (opens Wisconsin Right Now)

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    Rep. Ilhan Omar’s older sister sat down with federal investigators last week, the latest turn in an immigration fraud probe into the Minnesota Democrat that has increasingly pulled in her […]

  24. Objectivist

    Federal Investigators Question Ilhan Omar’s Sister After Federal Raid on D.C. Home [WATCH] (opens Objectivist)

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    Federal investigators questioned Sahra Noor after agents searched the Washington residence Omar shares with her husband, while the immigration fraud probe examines whether Omar or her father falsified information on citizenship paperwork.

  25. Breitbart News

    Report: Feds Hoping to Use Rep. Ilhan Omar's DNA to Prove She Committed Immigration Fraud (opens Breitbart News)

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    Federal investigators are hoping to use DNA collected from Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) to prove that she committed immigration fraud, a new report suggests.

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