{"id":2683931,"date":"2026-10-14T14:41:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T18:41:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legal-expert-jonathan-turley-says-ilhan-omar-could-be-in-line-for-denaturalization-immigration-laws-are-very-clear\/"},"modified":"2026-10-14T14:44:50","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T18:44:50","slug":"legal-expert-jonathan-turley-says-ilhan-omar-could-be-in-line-for-denaturalization-immigration-laws-are-very-clear","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/legal-expert-jonathan-turley-says-ilhan-omar-could-be-in-line-for-denaturalization-immigration-laws-are-very-clear\/","title":{"rendered":"Legal Expert Jonathan Turley Says Ilhan Omar Could Be in Line for Denaturalization: &#8216;Immigration Laws Are Very Clear&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Flegal-expert-jonathan-turley-says-ilhan-omar-could-be-in-line-for-denaturalization-immigration-laws-are-very-clear%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2683931&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/americans-held-hostage-by-hamas\/\" title=\"Americans Held Host... by Hamas\">provided content appears<\/a> to be a web page snippet containing embedded scripts, advertisements, and a news article regarding allegations against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. The article states that legal expert Jonathan Turley indicated that Omar could lose her citizenship if found to have committed immigration-related fraud. The inquiry was initiated by Homeland Security, which raided Omar\u2019s Washington home as part of a federal probe into her immigration paperwork, allegedly filled out by her late father. turley has suggested that Omar\u2019s age and the way her citizenship was obtained raise questions, especially since her birthdate may have been altered and her citizenship process involved her father\u2019s documentation. If proven false, Omar could face denaturalization. The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >article emphasizes ongoing legal proceedings<\/a>, including subpoenas and investigations into her immigration history, and suggests that there is a notable case building against her regarding potential misconduct.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Legal expert Jonathan Turley said that laws surrounding immigration fraud mean that Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota could lose her citizenship if she\u2019s found to have committed fraud.<\/p>\n<p>Homeland Security Investigations <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ilhan-omar-raid-gets-even-better-people-notice-hit-indigenous-peoples-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">raided Omar\u2019s Washington-area home<\/a> onMonday. \u00a0The raid was part of what <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/ilhan-omars-home-dc-searched-hsi-pre-dawn-raid\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fox News <\/a>called a \u201ccriminal fraud investigation into the Somali-born congresswoman\u2019s immigration paperwork, which was filled out by her late father when she was a child.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A Department of Justice statement added little other than saying the raid was \u201cpart of an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-hunter-biden-still-unwinding-ties-with-chinese-firm\/\" title=\"White House: Hunter Biden still \u2018unwinding... ties with Chinese firm\">ongoing federal investigation<\/a>,\u201d which is \u201ccriminal\u201d in nature.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis investigation began under the Biden administration,\u201d Turley noted in a video <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2110374463099253038\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a> to X, saying that there have long been questions surrounding Omar\u2019s history.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83d\udea8 JUST IN: Legal expert Jonathan Turley says Ilhan Omar could face DENATURALIZATION if prosecutors prove that she obtained citizenship with FALSE INFORMATION \u2014 and now, grand jury subpoenas are hitting her family members<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. government\u2019s position has always been that if you have information there that is untrue, where you would NOT have been made a citizen, then you can be DENATURALIZED.\u201d \ud83d\udd25<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s question as to the stated age of Representative Omar, which allowed her to basically piggyback on the process of her father, instead of having to file a separate effort or filing for naturalization.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that these family members very likely are related to the immigration side of this.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The AGE issue is because she reportedly had her birth date changed after-the-fact, suggesting Omar might\u2019ve been TOO OLD to piggyback citizenship off her father<\/p>\n<p>And there you have it: lying to obtain citizenship and trying to COVER IT UP as a CONGRESSWOMAN?!<\/p>\n<p>I think Omar is crooked, and she knows it.<\/p>\n<p>HSI carried out the raid, a judge signed off, subpoenas are flying, and the CASE IS OFFICIALLY BUILDING \ud83d\udc4f\ud83c\udffb<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/EricLDaugh\/status\/2110374463099253038?\">October 14, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When asked which of the various controversies surrounding Omar should be considered to have precedence, Turley replied. \u201cI think that we should focus on the immigration side of the investigation because that\u2019s the one that has reached the point of an actual search of her residence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think that these family members very likely are related to the immigration side of this,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe immigration laws are very clear. When you\u2019re accused of illegally procuring citizenship or naturalization, it is not a defense that, \u2018I was innocent in all of this,\u2019\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe U.S. government\u2019s position has always been that if you have information there that is untrue, where you would not have been made a citizen, then you can be denaturalized,\u201d he said, noting that the standard of proof for denaturalization is high.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s also question as to the stated age of Representative Omar, which allowed her to basically piggyback on the process of her father, instead of having to file a separate effort, filing for naturalization,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p>In previous comments cited by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realclearpolitics.com\/video\/2026\/10\/12\/turley_omars_age_immigration_history_and_citizenship_status_raise_questions_that_remain_unanswered.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">RealClearPolitics<\/a> on Tuesday, Turley noted that Omar\u2019s father \u201cfilled out much of the paperwork that may be the subject of this search. He had a record as a colonel in a really brutal regime, and there may be questions as to those original papers.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He then explained why age matters.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBy saying that she was 17, she did not have to file for her own citizenship,\u201d Turley said.<\/p>\n<p>A report in the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/13\/us-news\/rep-ilhan-omars-staff-got-her-birthdate-changed-officially-after-being-elected-to-congress-records\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> said that congressional staff pushed to have Omer\u2019s official birth date changed from 1981 to 1982.<\/p>\n<p>Former political rival A.J. 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