Reports that the Trump administration is looking into whether Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, can be stripped of her U.S. citizenship and deported have set off a debate over what the law actually allows. Federal law does let the government revoke citizenship, but only in limited situations, and Omar’s route to citizenship may make any such effort harder.
\n\nThe Wall Street Journal reported on Wednesday that the administration’s probe aims to build a case to take away Omar’s citizenship and ultimately deport her. The paper cited unnamed administration officials and others familiar with the investigation.
\n\nOmar was born in Somalia and became a naturalized citizen through her father, who was naturalized in 2000. Records show she was 17 at that point. Under the law then in force, a child had to be under 18 to gain citizenship through a parent’s naturalization, among other requirements.
\n\nThat is where investigators are reportedly focusing. Authorities plan to look into whether Omar or her father gave a false birth date on immigration paperwork so that she would count as a minor. If that happened, it could affect whether she legally qualified for citizenship through him.
\n\nA separate inquiry is also underway. U.S. Attorney…
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