President Donald Trump’s border czar has dropped a bombshell that’s got Washington buzzing with speculation.
According to Newsweek, Tom Homan, the administration’s point man on border security, announced on Newsmax this week that an investigation is underway into Representative Ilhan Omar, the first Somali American elected to Congress, over allegations of immigration fraud tied to her entry into the United States.
This story kicked off on Monday when Homan, during his Newsmax appearance, revealed he’d been tipped off by a top-tier fraud investigator from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) about potential discrepancies in Omar’s immigration history.
Homan, who personally knows the investigator and vouches for their expertise, didn’t mince words about pulling records and files for a thorough review during the week of the interview.
He admitted, though, that the statute of limitations has been a sticking point since these claims surfaced four years ago, potentially complicating any legal action.
Still, Homan’s determination to chase down every lead suggests this isn’t just political theater—it’s a serious probe into whether fraud paved Omar’s path to citizenship.
On Tuesday, President Trump took the stage at a rally and doubled down, repeating a long-standing claim that Omar married a family member to secure her place in the U.S., an accusation she has consistently denied.
Trump’s rhetoric, while sharp, reflects a broader frustration among conservatives about immigration enforcement and perceived loopholes in the system. His words, though, often overshadow the nuanced policy debates with their raw intensity. “She married her brother to get in, therefore she’s here illegally,” Trump declared at the rally, a statement that’s as provocative as it is unproven, but one that keeps the spotlight squarely on Omar.
Omar, born in Somalia in 1982, escaped civil war as a child, spent years in a Kenyan refugee camp, and arrived in the U.S. in 1995 under asylum before becoming a citizen in 2000.
Now representing Minnesota’s 5th congressional district, she’s become a lightning rod for criticism from the Trump administration, which has ramped up its focus on the state’s Somali community alongside broader immigration crackdowns.
Newsweek reached out to Omar for comment, but her social media responses, like “Trump’s obsession with me is beyond weird,” suggest she’s not backing down from this fight, framing it as a distraction from policy substance.
Meanwhile, the Department of Homeland Security reported on Wednesday that over 605,000 deportations have occurred since January 20, 2025, alongside 1.9 million voluntary self-deportations, underscoring the administration’s hardline stance on border control.
Homan himself spoke to the press outside the White House’s West Wing on Friday, November 14, 2025, reinforcing that immigration enforcement remains a top priority, with cases like Omar’s serving as high-profile test grounds.
While the facts of Omar’s case are still under review, this investigation taps into a larger conservative concern about the integrity of our immigration system—a concern that’s valid to debate, even if the personal allegations against Omar remain unconfirmed and deeply contested.
