Obama condemns Trump's probe of Ilhan Omar, but HIS OWN administration investigated her alleged 'sham marriage' to her suspected brother
Ilhan Omar, who is facing a Trump administration probe into her conduct, appeared alongside streamer Hasan Piker at a sold-out Minneapolis event eight days before the midterm elections.Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, Ilhan Omar's husband, who also alleged to be her brother, identified himself as "a gay man of the East African diaspora" in an August 2026 academic paper, adding weight to claims their 2009 marriage…
FBI agents and Homeland Security officials under Barack Obama launched an investigation in 2016 into Ilhan Omar's 2009 marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, uncovering evidence that the union was fraudulent. A Biden-appointed US Attorney in Minnesota closed the case in 2021. Trump's administration has since revived it, including an October raid on Omar's Washington home.
Elmi, a University of Bristol doctoral researcher, described himself as 'a gay man of the East African diaspora' in an August 2026 academic paper.
A prominent Minnesota Democrat operative now concedes the federal investigation is 'almost certainly' legitimate as backing for Omar within the party erodes.
A former immigration judge has warned that, depending on what the investigation concludes, Omar could face denaturalization and criminal charges.
