Republicans are debating renewed calls to expel Rep. Ilhan Omar over citizenship questions, despite past investigations finding no evidence of fraud and House leadership taking no action.
Republicans Renew Calls to Expel Rep. Ilhan Omar Over Citizenship Claims
Republican lawmakers are facing renewed internal debate after calls emerged to expel U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar over questions surrounding her citizenship status, claims that have previously been reviewed and dismissed.
Omar, who was born in Somalia and arrived in the United States as a refugee in 1992, has long stated that she became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2000. She has represented Minnesota in Congress since 2018.
Rep. Byron Donalds recently asserted that there is no publicly available documentation confirming Omar’s naturalization, arguing that this would make her constitutionally ineligible to serve under the requirement that members of Congress be U.S. citizens for at least seven years. However, multiple past reviews and investigations have found no evidence of wrongdoing or citizenship fraud.
Any effort to remove Omar from office would require a two-thirds majority vote in the U.S. House of Representatives—a threshold Republicans currently do not have. Despite this, incoming Florida Rep. Randy Fine has indicated interest in forcing a vote related to Omar’s public statements and rhetoric.
House Republican leadership has so far declined to take formal action, as the issue continues to fuel partisan disagreement without producing new findings or procedural steps.
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