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Investigators interview Rep. Ilhan Omar’s sister
CNN • • nation
Key Points:
- Investigators have interviewed Sahra Noor, sister of Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, as part of a Justice Department probe into alleged immigration fraud and possible conspiracy involving false statements on government paperwork.
- The investigation focuses on whether Omar or her late father misrepresented her age when she obtained U.S. citizenship in 2000, specifically if she was falsely claimed to be a minor to expedite the process.
- A warrant was executed to search Omar’s Washington, DC, home on October 12, but a federal magistrate judge later limited the Justice Department’s access to her documents following aggressive search requests during the Trump administration.
- Omar, who emigrated from Somalia as a refugee around age 12, has not commented publicly, and her legal representatives have not responded to CNN’s requests for comment.
