Can Trump Strip Ilhan Omar's Citizenship?

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Federal agents searched Ilhan Omar's home just weeks before the midterm election. Can the government strip a sitting member of Congress of her citizenship and deport her?

Liz Dye examines the immigration-fraud allegations behind the investigation, reports of earlier inquiries that went nowhere, and the legal obstacles facing the administration. The episode follows the disputed birth-year theory and the attempt to question citizenship Omar derived through her father. It also explains the difference between revoking citizenship and canceling the documents that prove it.

Then we look at statutes of limitations, conspiracy charges, and why invoking RICO does not make those problems disappear. The search raises separate questions about election-season investigations and the Speech or Debate Clause's protection of legislative work. Omar's lawyers say agents violated the warrant's safeguards; the Justice Department disputes their account.

The allegations remain unproven, and the episode reflects the investigation as it stood at the time of recording.

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CHAPTERS

00:00 The search of Ilhan Omar's home

01:51 Plaud sponsor message

03:14 Immigration allegations and the birth-year theory

07:48 The warrant and earlier investigations

10:11 Can the government take away Omar's citizenship?

14:16 Criminal charges and statutes of limitations

15:09 Why RICO does not solve the problem

17:25 Election timing and the 60-day rule

19:09 The Speech or Debate Clause

22:53 What happens next?

23:31 EagleTeam: finding the right lawyer

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