Emmer Says Omar Should Face Deportation if Fraud Proven

House Majority Whip Tom Emmer said Rep. Ilhan Omar should face prison and deportation if investigators prove she or her father lied on immigration paperwork to obtain her U.S. citizenship. The Minnesota Republican made the consequences conditional on the allegations being established; the supplied reports describe no finding of fraud or criminal charges. The investigation centers on Omar’s age when her father became a U.S. citizen in 2000. Reports say she was believed to be 17, which would have made her eligible for citizenship as a minor along with him. An allegation that she was 18 instead would mean she needed to pursue citizenship through the standard process. The claims about her age and paperwork remain unverified in the available reporting. Federal agents reportedly searched Omar’s Washington home earlier in the week and took her cellphone and other possessions. The reports do not provide an investigative finding establishing that the paperwork was false. Emmer argued that a judge’s authorization of the search warrant indicated probable cause, but that was his interpretation and does not establish guilt. Omar said after the search that the investigation was an attempt...