Border czar Tom Homan declines to give specifics of an “ongoing criminal investigation” and says “no one’s above the law”

Tom HomanWhite House border czar, interviewed on Fox News’ The Sunday Briefing

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Border czar Tom Homan answers a question about Rep. Ilhan Omar on Fox News, Sept. 13, 2026.

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Asked on Fox News’ The Sunday Briefing whether the federal government has evidence that Rep. Ilhan Omar committed immigration or naturalization fraud, White House border czar Tom Homan said he was “not going to comment on ongoing criminal investigation” and could not “give specifics,” but said that if someone committed an immigration violation or marriage fraud, “regardless if they’re a congressman or not, no one’s above the law,” and that Homeland Security Investigations would continue the investigation. Pressed on whether he was confirming an investigation into Omar, he answered, as Fox’s article prints it, “I’m confirming that ICE is, yeah — look, I said months ago that there’s something that’s been reported and needs to be looked at.”

“I’m not going to comment on ongoing criminal investigation. I know things are going on, but I can’t give specifics of what’s happening.” … “if someone committed marriage fraud or anything like that, regardless if they’re a congressman or not, no one’s above the law. So I’ll leave it at that. We’ll let HSI, Homeland Security Investigations, continue the investigation.”

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Watch the original video (opens in a new tab)Tom Homan reacts to Denver lawsuit seeking to block ICE at polls · Fox News04:05-07:00 (question and answer on Rep. Ilhan Omar).

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Open source (opens in a new tab)Tom Homan confirms criminal investigation into Ilhan Omar’s alleged fraud · Fox NewsParagraphs quoting Homan on the investigation and on denaturalization.

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Where this statement fits

Should Trump administration officials publicly accuse Rep. Ilhan Omar of immigration fraud?

Since at least 2016 there have been unproven claims that Rep. Ilhan Omar’s 2009 husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, is her brother. Senior Trump administration officials have repeated the claim publicly. This record begins with Vice President JD Vance’s March 27, 2026 statement that “we actually think that Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud,” and includes President Donald Trump’s May 1 statement, “I believe she married her brother.” On September 10, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a podcast interview, “we know that she married her brother to try to bring him in the United States,” and that an investigation was ongoing. On September 13, border czar Tom Homan declined to give specifics of an “ongoing criminal investigation” but said “no one’s above the law.” Omar has denied the claim: on September 16 she told a reporter “Absolutely not” and that she is not under investigation, and on September 18 Fox News Digital reported her saying DHS had not contacted her. Fox reported that there has been no public evidence available to confirm an open investigation into her.

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Original video

Tom Homan reacts to Denver lawsuit seeking to block ICE at polls (opens in a new tab) · Fox News04:05-07:00 (question and answer on Rep. Ilhan Omar).

About this source

Fox News' video of White House border czar Tom Homan's interview on The Sunday Briefing, aired Sunday, September 13, 2026. The host asks about DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin's comments on Rep. Ilhan Omar beginning at about 04:05. Homan's answer to the follow-up question at about 05:41-05:51 is hard to make out on the recording; Fox's article prints it.

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Tom Homan confirms criminal investigation into Ilhan Omar’s alleged fraud (opens in a new tab) · Fox NewsParagraphs quoting Homan on the investigation and on denaturalization.

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Fox News’ report on Homan’s Sunday Briefing interview. It quotes his answers on the investigation and on denaturalization and notes that he declined to disclose details of what he described as an “ongoing criminal investigation.”

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Before the quotation

The host noted that Omar “has repeatedly denied this allegation” and that her chief of staff “last year called it a ridiculous lie” (Fox News Digital reported the chief of staff’s statement on March 29, 2026), then asked whether the federal government has evidence that Omar committed immigration or naturalization fraud, because the DHS secretary “appeared to be making a declarative statement” about her in his podcast interview.

After the quotation

The host then said Mullin “was, by the way, speaking in generalities” when he said “we’ll deport you,” and asked what would need to happen for Omar “to be kicked out of the country if some fraud is proven” and whether a denaturalization case is being brought against her. Homan answered in general terms: he called denaturalization “very serious” and said that if someone “lies through that process to becoming a citizen and we can prove they, in fact, lied or misrepresented themselves, we can absolutely denaturalize them.” Fox News Digital reported five days later that Omar said DHS has not contacted her.

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Homan neither states the allegation as fact nor gives specifics. He says that if someone committed an immigration violation or marriage fraud, “no one’s above the law,” that HSI will continue the investigation, and, pressed on whether he was confirming an investigation, gives an answer that Fox’s article prints as “I’m confirming that ICE is, yeah — look, I said months ago that there’s something that’s been reported and needs to be looked at.” That defends the investigation and its announcement. The closest competing label is “Explicitly stayed out”, because he says he will not comment on the investigation; it loses because he then endorses the inquiry and answers the follow-up question that asks him to confirm it.

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Trump says Omar "has openly admitted to FRAUD" and must resign

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“Therefore, because she used a fake name to be sworn in, I assume she must IMMEDIATELY resign from Congress. Please inform the Speaker of the House of Representatives, James Michael Johnson, that the Dumocrat Party has just conceded her seat. Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, her real name, has openly admitted to FRAUD, and she will not be legally allowed to be a Member of this August Body from this point forth.”
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