Trump urges Ilhan Omar to resign amid renewed scrutiny over her past

The article examines the controversies surrounding Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar as Donald Trump calls for her to resign and his administration threatens to pursue denaturalisation and deportation. Its latest focus is a Justice Department filing that used the surname of Omar’s second husband, Ahmed Elmi; Trump said this meant she had used the wrong name, though the article also reports that she has not legally changed it since their 2017 divorce.

It revisits disputes over Omar’s birth year, marriages, finances and citizenship, presenting allegations and claims that remain contested. Omar was born in either 1981 or 1982, according to the article, and became a US citizen in 2000; the differing birth years could affect whether she was granted citizenship as a minor with her father or applied as an adult. The article also says Minnesota’s Campaign Finance Board ordered her to repay $3,500 and pay a $500 fine over a tax filing that listed her as married to Ahmed Hirsi while she was legally married to Elmi.