Vance Alleges Omar Committed Immigration Fraud

Vice President J.D. Vance stated on March 27, 2026, that the White House believes U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., committed immigration fraud, prompting discussions about potential investigations into her citizenship obtained in 2000. The remarks, made during an interview on "The Benny Johnson Show," have reignited long-standing allegations against the congresswoman, who immigrated from Somalia as a refugee in 1995.

Vance, speaking alongside White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller, described the administration's efforts to identify legal remedies. "We actually think that Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America," Vance said. He added, "That's the thing that we're trying to figure out is what are the legal remedies now that we know that she's committed immigration fraud? How do you go after her? How do you investigate her? How do you actually do the thing? How do you build the case necessary to get some justice for the American people?"

The accusations center on claims that Omar married her brother, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, a British citizen, in a 2009 Minnesota civil ceremony to help him immigrate. According to timelines cited in...