Ilhan Omar repeatedly altered her own name on marriage application
The Minnesota Democrat has long faced allegations that she married British citizen Elmi in 2009 to help him obtain a green card - claims previously reported by the Daily Mail.
TL;DR
- Ilhan Omar's marriage certificate to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi shows multiple instances of her altering her last and middle names.
- Omar has faced allegations that she married Elmi in 2009 to help him obtain a green card, and that he may be her brother.
- A federal investigation into her immigration history is ongoing, with Homeland Security agents searching her Washington, DC home.
- Democrats are beginning to express doubt about Omar's denials, with one former state representative stating the allegations are "almost certainly true".
- Her Republican opponent, John Nagel, is demanding she release her immigration records and take a DNA test.
- Despite the controversy, election forecasters rate her seat as safely Democratic, and she has a significant fundraising advantage.
- Omar has denied wrongdoing and described the investigation as an attempt to weaponize federal law enforcement against a political opponent.