Ilhan Omar hit with expulsion threat as GOP lawmaker vows to boot her from Congress over DOJ probe

Republican Representative Randy Fine says he will seek to expel Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar if the Justice Department finds she committed immigration fraud. The threat follows reporting about a court filing that used another name for Omar, but the filing does not establish fraud; Omar is a naturalised US citizen and denies wrongdoing, describing the investigation as politically motivated.

Federal agents searched Omar’s Washington residence on 12 October as part of an inquiry into possible false statements on immigration and naturalisation documents. The Associated Press reported that authorities issued grand jury subpoenas to members of her family and seized her phone. Expelling a member requires a two-thirds vote in the House, and an investigation or allegation alone does not remove someone from Congress.