Representative Nancy Mace (R-SC) has formally moved to subpoena the long-suppressed immigration records of Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) and her alleged brother-husband, Ahmed Elmi, thrusting long-circulating accusations of fraud back into the national spotlight.
The move came during a tense House Oversight Committee hearing examining sprawling Somali-linked fraud schemes that have siphoned hundreds of millions from Minnesota taxpayers under the watch of Democrat Governor Tim Walz. According to the Gateway Pundit, the hearing focused on systemic abuse of welfare and relief programs, but Mace used her time to press for long-avoided answers about Omars past, tying the issue directly to broader failures in immigration enforcement and vetting.
Mace, a Republican known for her willingness to confront powerful Democrats, trained her sights on the high-profile Squad member, demanding clarity on allegations that Omar manipulated the immigration system through a sham marriage. She argued that the unresolved questions surrounding Omars marital history and identity are not merely personal scandals but potential examples of how U.S. immigration laws can be exploited when political considerations override enforcement.
Democrats on the committee quickly rallied to Omars defense, attempting to portray Maces effort as a partisan attack rather than a legitimate oversight inquiry. Yet Mace framed the subpoena as a necessary step to restore public trust in the rule of law and to ensure that even well-connected progressive politicians are not shielded from scrutiny.
Rep. Nancy Mace: Yes, this is to subpoena the immigration records of Ilhan Omar and her alleged brother husband, and another husband whose names I cannot pronounce, she stated during the hearing, laying out the scope of the request. The Committee on Oversight and Government Reform is the Principal Oversight Committee of the US House of Representatives and has broad authority to investigate any manner at any time under House Rule 10.
She further emphasized that the inquiry is aimed at legislative reform, not mere political theater, underscoring the need to tighten laws against immigration fraud. And this, particularly, the legislative thing that this would inform would identify reforms regarding immigration fraud and denaturalization processes, potential criminal liability, things that we needed to address statutorially and legislatively, Mr. Chairman. Thank you.
According to a press release cited in the hearing, Public reporting has raised serious allegations Rep. Omar entered into a legal marriage in 2009 with a man she had privately identified as her brother, allegedly for the purpose of securing lawful immigration status. The same statement notes that Reports further state she previously entered a religious marriage in 2002 which was not legally dissolved until years later.
Mace stressed the gravity of these claims, arguing that they strike at the heart of the integrity of U.S. immigration and naturalization systems. If these allegations are true, they raise grave concerns involving potential marriage fraud, immigration fraud, and violations of federal and state law, Mace continued. No one, no matter how politically protected, should be above the law.
The Gateway Pundit has previously detailed that in 2009, Omar entered a legal marriage with Ahmed Nur Said Elmi after separating from her first partner, Ahmed Hirsi, to whom she had been married in a Muslim ceremony that was never registered with the state. Despite that legal union with Elmi, Omar later had children with Hirsi while still, on paper, married to the man widely alleged to be her brother.
Those allegations were bolstered when a Somali community leader came forward and confirmed key elements of the story to the Daily Mail, adding further weight to claims that the marriage to Elmi was not a conventional union. The pattern of overlapping relationships and inconsistent documentation has fueled conservative concerns that Omars case exemplifies how identity and marriage can be manipulated to game Western immigration systems.
In 2017, as the Gateway Pundit also reported, Omar swore under penalty of perjury during divorce proceedings from Elmi that she had not seen Ahmed N. Elmi since 2011 and did not know anyone who could help her contact him. That sworn statement has been sharply questioned by critics who point to social media posts and other evidence suggesting that Elmi remained in her orbit beyond the date she claimed.
Omars personal life has continued to draw scrutiny, particularly from those who see a pattern of disregard for traditional marriage and legal norms. Rep. Omar, who clearly has no respect for marriage, is currently going through a divorce from the father of her three children, Ahmed Hirsi, after she was caught cheating on her husband with her political consultant who was also married.
That consultant, Tim Mynett, was seen spending time publicly with Omar and his 13-year-old son before he informed his wife of the affair, a detail that underscored for many conservatives the sense of entitlement and impunity often enjoyed by progressive elites. The scandal further reinforced perceptions that Omars conduct, both personally and politically, stands at odds with the family values and personal responsibility many Americans still expect from public officials.
Questions about Omars true identity have also persisted, with some evidence suggesting that Ilhan Omar may not be her original legal name. Ilhan Omars real name may actually be Ilhan Nur Said, and a resurfaced 2013 tweet links to a now-deleted Instagram post in which she refers to her father by the name Nur Said.
In 2009, Rep. Omar married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, who was the son of Nur Said, a detail that has fueled speculation that she and Elmi are siblings who assumed different surnames for immigration purposes. An extensive report by journalist David Steinberg in July alleged that in 1995, Ilhan entered the United States as a fraudulent member of the Omar family, raising profound concerns about the integrity of the asylum process.
That is not her family. The Omar family is a second, unrelated family which was being granted asylum by the United States. The Omars allowed Ilhan, her genetic sister Sahra, and her genetic father Nur Said to use false names to apply for asylum as members of the Omar family, the report explained. Ilhans genetic family split up at this time. The above three received asylum in the United States, while Ilhans three other siblings using their real names managed to get asylum in the United Kingdom.
Steinberg further reported that Ilhan Abdullahi Omars name, before applying for asylum, was Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, directly tying her to the Elmi family line. Her fathers name before applying for asylum was Nur Said Elmi Mohamed. Her sister Sahra Noors name before applying for asylum was Sahra Nur Said Elmi. Her three siblings who were granted asylum by the United Kingdom are Leila Nur Said Elmi, Mohamed Nur Said Elmi, and Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, the report continued.
As the Gateway Pundit has also noted, Omars father, Nur Omar Mohamed (also known as Nur Said Elmi Mohamed), has been linked to the former Somali dictator Siad Barre, whose regime was notorious for brutality and human rights abuses.
With Mace now pushing to obtain Omars immigration records, conservatives argue that Congress has a duty to determine whether a sitting member of the House built her American political career on a foundation of deception, fraud, and political protection that ordinary immigrants would never be allowed to enjoy.
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