Emails show Ilhan Omar's congressional staff requested her birth year be changed in Minnesota records from 1981 to 1982 in May 2019.
According to emails reviewed by the New York Post, Omar's congressional staff contacted the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library in May 2019 to change her listed birth year from 1981 to 1982, months after she entered Congress. The change is relevant to an ongoing federal investigation, as her account of deriving U.S. citizenship through her father in 2000 depends on whether she was still a minor at the time. Federal agents searched Omar's Washington, DC home on October 13, 2026, as part of an investigation reportedly concerning immigration fraud.
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Report: Ilhan Omar's Staff Had Her Listed Birth Year Changed After She Was Elected
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Report: Omar's Staff Changed Birthdate After Election
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Coverage largely shares the same sourced facts, but splits on emphasis: some outlets focus on the legal citizenship implications of the birth year change, while others highlight potential criminal exposure for falsifying official forms, and one notes Omar's accusation of political weaponization.
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“Ilhan Omar's Staff Altered Her Birthdate After She Was Elected — Here's Why That Matters”DW Daily Wire RIGHT
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BBreitbart Report: Ilhan Omar's Staff Had Her Listed Birth Year Changed After She Was Elected 19h ago DWDaily Wire Ilhan Omar's Staff Altered Her Birthdate After She Was Elected — Here's Why That Matters 1d ago NMNewsmax Report: Omar's Staff Changed Birthdate After Election 7h ago NYPNY Post Rep. Ilhan Omar's staff got her birthdate changed officially after being elected to Congress: records 1d ago 7 tracked claims across 4 outlets
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The investigation concerns alleged immigration fraud and includes paperwork completed by Omar's late father.
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