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President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Rep. Ilhan Omar faces prison in addition to deportation, calling the Minnesota Democrat “a disgrace to our country” as she faces a federal investigation into allegations involving her citizenship.
Trump made the remarks inside the Oval Office while announcing his incentive scheme, responding to FOX Business correspondent Edward Lawrence’s question about whether an issue related to Omar’s age could lead to his deportation.
“Well, she might be. She might go to jail, too,” Trump said. “You know, they’re always talking about deportation. No, she could go to jail.”
ILHAN OMAR SHOULD BE TAKEN, EXPORTED IF CITIZENSHIP FRAUD IS PROVEN, SAYS TOP HOUSE REPUBLICAN
President Donald Trump said Rep. Ilhan Omar faces prison or deportation amid a federal investigation into allegations about her citizenship. Omar has denied any wrongdoing and called the investigation political persecution. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
The president did not identify a specific criminal charge or present new evidence against Omar during the exchange.
“That’s just my opinion,” Trump added, before calling the congresswoman a “very dishonest person” who “hates our country.”
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White House Border Czar Tom Homan speaks during a news conference in the James S. Brady Press Briefing Room of the White House in Washington, DC, Monday, April 28, 2025. (Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Her comments come after border czar Tom Homan said Omar could lose her citizenship and be deported if investigators prove immigration fraud. Federal agents searched his home in Washington, D.C., on October 12, seizing his cell phone and other property.
The investigation focuses on allegations that Omar or his father misrepresented his year of birth on immigration documents. The controversial timeline concerns whether she was a minor when her father became a U.S. citizen in 2000 and obtained citizenship through him, or whether she was already 18 and needed to apply separately.
HOMAN SAYS ILHAN OMAR COULD BE EXCEEDED FROM NATURALIZATION, EXPORTED IF IMMIGRATION FRAUD IS PROVEN
Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, speaks to the media following a field hearing at the Minnesota Senate building in St. Paul, Minn., Friday, Jan. 16, 2026. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Omar has denied any wrongdoing. She and other Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., denounced the investigation as political persecution targeting a prominent Trump critic as the midterm elections approach.
Speaking on “The Big Weekend Show” on Saturday, Homan said the outcome would depend on the evidence.
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“Of course, if you lie during the naturalization process, there is a process to denaturalize someone. We’ve done that before,” Homan said. “And certainly, if the evidence is that way, it could happen.”
Homan said Omar would be held to the same standards as anyone else, while refusing to discuss the details of investigators’ findings.
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“I’m not going to get ahead of the bureau or HSI, but I’ve been told they have a strong case and we’ll let the evidence lead where it leads,” he said.
During Tuesday’s exchange, Trump also attacked Omar’s criticism of the United States, questioning why she sought to tell Americans how to run the country after arriving from Somalia.
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President Donald Trump also told reporters on Dec. 12 that Rep. Omar was “very bad for our country.” (Francis Chung/Politico/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“Then she came here and she said she wanted to tell us how to run America,” Trump said. “She wants to tell us how to run the United States of America.”
He also criticized her claims about constitutional rights and called her election to Congress “unbelievable.”
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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a news conference Wednesday, during which she blamed President Donald Trump for death threats and attacks against her. (Adam Gray/AP Photo)
“She is a disgrace to our country,” Trump said.
The president ended the exchange by saying he hoped Omar would receive fair treatment.
“I hope they treat her fairly,” he said.
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Fox News Digital has reached out to Omar’s office for comment.
Max Bacall of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
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