Homan Says Investigators Have ‘Strong Case’ Against Omar; Denaturalization Possible If Fraud Proven

White House border czar Tom Homan said Saturday that federal investigators have a “strong case” against Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., and that she could face denaturalization and deportation if evidence shows she obtained citizenship through fraud.

Homan made the comments on Fox News’ “The Big Weekend Show,” five days after Homeland Security Investigations agents searched Omar’s Washington, D.C., home under a warrant signed by a federal magistrate judge. He said he was not getting ahead of the investigation but had been told agents have strong evidence.

“She’ll be held to the same standards you and I are held,” Homan said. “If she violated law, then she’ll be held accountable.” He added that agents are turning over every rock and that the evidence will lead where it leads.

Asked whether the case could result in denaturalization and deportation, Homan answered, “Of course.” He explained that lying during the naturalization process can trigger a denaturalization proceeding. “We’ve done it before,” he said. “It’s a long, tedious process, but it’s been done before. I’ve been involved with those investigations before, and certainly, if the evidence points that way, that could happen.”

Homan declined to discuss specifics beyond the immigration-related probe. When asked whether investigators were examining other potential wrongdoing, he said he knew things but that the question was one for the FBI.

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin made similar remarks Friday on the “Charlie Kirk Show.” Mullin described the investigation as a “strong case,” said multiple search warrants were executed the same day as the search of Omar’s residence, and stated that a judge had signed off on the actions. He said investigators expect to present the case to a grand jury and that the administration moved forward only after determining the matter was not politically driven.

Sources familiar with the probe told multiple outlets that it centers on immigration paperwork completed by Omar’s late father, Nur Omar Mohamed, when she was a child. Omar arrived in the United States from a refugee camp in Kenya in 1995 and was naturalized around 2000. Investigators have examined whether her birth date was misstated on documents so she could derive citizenship as a minor through her father, and whether other information on the family’s forms was false or incomplete. Several relatives received grand jury subpoenas in the days before the search, and agents seized Omar’s personal cellphone during the warrant execution.

Omar has not been charged. She has denied wrongdoing and described the search as an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. The Justice Department and Department of Homeland Security have not released a public charging document or detailed the precise statutes under review.

The investigation has drawn attention weeks before the November midterms, in which Omar is seeking reelection. Federal guidelines generally counsel against overt investigative steps close to an election that could appear intended to influence the outcome, though officials have not publicly addressed the timing in this case.

No charges have been filed. The denaturalization process, when pursued, requires the government to prove material misrepresentation or fraud in the naturalization application through a civil proceeding in federal court.