A Republican lawmaker is preparing to take action against left-wing ‘Squad’ Democrat Ilhan Omar if the current investigation into her immigration status uncovers illegal activity.
If the Department of Justice confirms what we think they will, @Ilhan Elmi should be gone IMMEDIATELY.
— Congressman Randy Fine @RepFine October 26, 2026
Florida Republican Rep. Randy Fine says he will personally introduce a resolution seeking to expel Omar from Congress if a federal investigation establishes that the Minnesota lawmaker fraudulently obtained her U.S. citizenship.
Fine pledged Monday during an appearance on “Just the News, No Noise,” as federal investigators continue examining decades-old immigration records involving Omar and members of her family.
The investigation is focused in part on allegations that Omar or her late father, Nur Omar Mohamed, intentionally misstated her birth date on immigration paperwork, potentially affecting whether she qualified to derive citizenship through him when he became a naturalized American in 2000.
Investigators are also examining whether Omar’s father omitted or misrepresented information concerning his previous military service while seeking legal status in the United States, according to people familiar with the investigation.
Omar has repeatedly denied committing immigration fraud, characterized the investigation as politically motivated, and no charges have been filed against her or proven in court.
Fine nevertheless argued that the consequences should be severe if investigators ultimately produce evidence establishing that Omar was not legally entitled to U.S. citizenship.
“The evidence seems pretty overwhelming that she is not an American citizen for multiple reasons,” Fine said, although that represents his assessment of the allegations rather than a legal finding.
Fine praised President Donald Trump for reopening scrutiny of Omar’s immigration history and said that if the allegations are proven, she should lose her position in Congress and face whatever immigration consequences federal law requires.
“If it doesn’t happen automatically and the evidence is real, I will introduce that expulsion resolution,” Fine said.
If the Department of Justice confirms what we think they will, @Ilhan Elmi should be gone IMMEDIATELY.
And if that doesn’t happen automatically, I will demand her expulsion.
America is done with her. https://t.co/mljdQ7QvkQ
— Congressman Randy Fine (@RepFine) October 26, 2026
Fine went further by saying he would seek action against Democratic lawmakers who refused to support Omar’s expulsion under those circumstances, arguing that American citizenship is an absolute requirement for serving in Congress.
The Constitution requires House members to have been U.S. citizens for at least seven years, and removing a sitting representative through expulsion requires support from two-thirds of the House.
Fine’s comments follow an extraordinary escalation in the investigation earlier this month when Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a court-authorized search warrant at Omar’s Washington, D.C., residence.
The Justice Department confirmed that the Oct. 12 search was conducted as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation, while Omar later said roughly 25 agents spent four to five hours inside her home.
Omar said investigators seized 17 items, including old phones and approximately 10 notebooks, during the search.
Federal investigators have also issued grand jury subpoenas to multiple members of Omar’s family as they seek evidence concerning possible fraud and false statements in the family’s immigration paperwork.
The subpoenas are connected to a federal grand jury in Minnesota, according to reporting by Just the News, although subpoenas are investigative tools and do not establish that their recipients committed crimes.
A central question concerns Omar’s birth year because she derived citizenship through her father while she was a minor, meaning investigators are examining whether the information used to establish her age was accurate.
Omar’s publicly listed birth year was changed from 1981 to 1982 after her congressional staff contacted the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library in 2019, but her office has maintained that the change merely corrected inaccurate public records.
Determining Omar’s actual birth date could be difficult because reliable records from Somalia during the period of her birth are limited, with a 2020 Somali government report produced with the United Nations finding that only a small percentage of births were officially registered.
The investigation has also attracted attention because previous federal scrutiny of allegations involving Omar’s immigration history did not result in charges, according to reporting on the current inquiry.
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