For years, critics of Ilhan Omar were told to sit down, shut up, and stop asking questions. Any scrutiny of her immigration history or tangled marital timeline was immediately dismissed as “Islamophobia” or “racism.”
Now? With Trump’s acting AG Todd Blanche at the helm, the Department of Justice is reportedly taking a look at her shadiness.
According to Vice President JD Vance, the DOJ is investigating Omar over possible immigration fraud tied to long-running allegations involving her past marriage history. The New York Post reports [1] that Vance told reporters this week that “something fishy” appears to be going on and confirmed the DOJ is looking at it right now. Vance stressed that everyone deserves equal treatment under the law and said prosecutors would move forward only if evidence supports criminal charges.
The allegations themselves aren’t new. Conservatives have questioned Ilhan Omar’s second marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi for years, including claims that the relationship may have involved immigration fraud and accusations that Elmi was actually her brother. Omar has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing, and no criminal charges have ever been filed.
In addition to immigration issues, Vance should be looking at Omar’s ties to the fraud in Minnesota. Also reported [2] in the New York Post, according to a jailhouse interview with convicted Feeding Our Future founder Aimee Bock, Rep. Ilhan Omar allegedly knew far more about the massive $250 million fraud scheme than previously acknowledged.
The scandal centers on pandemic-era meal programs that were supposed to feed needy children but instead allegedly became a taxpayer-funded buffet for fraudsters, fake meal counts, and luxury spending sprees. Critics are now pointing to Omar’s push for relaxed federal oversight during COVID, along with resurfaced emails and reported ties between participants in the scheme and her political orbit, as Republicans ramp up demands for subpoenas and investigations.