What's next for Ilhan Omar? Former immigration judge breaks down legal risks amid federal probes

Representative Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, is the subject of two federal investigations, and a former immigration judge says the outcome could range from ordinary criminal penalties to the loss of her citizenship. One probe concerns suspected immigration fraud tied to how she or her late father completed her citizenship paperwork. The other examines her financial disclosures, in which figures reported a year apart differed sharply. Trump administration officials have said she could be denaturalized, according to Fox News.

Nathan Hansen, a lawyer with 23 years of experience, discussed the legal picture with Fox News Digital. Pam Bondi, when she was attorney general, named him an immigration judge earlier this year, and he stayed in that job four months. He explained that being convicted of a crime does not by itself strip a naturalized citizen of citizenship; the court would simply impose the usual sentence. Taking away citizenship requires a separate civil case, which he said the Department of Justice would presumably bring, possibly for the Department of Homeland Security.

People familiar with the investigation told Fox News that Omar's birth name is Ilhan Nur Said Elmi. Hansen did not say whether any charges will be filed.

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