Border czar Tom Homan, asked about Omar, says “The whole file is being reviewed … Stay tuned”
Tom HomanWhite House border czar, speaking on stage with Benny Johnson at a Turning Point USA event at Baylor University
Asked on stage by Benny Johnson whether the Trump administration is “going to go there” on Rep. Ilhan Omar, White House border czar Tom Homan said “the whole file is being reviewed,” that “a lot of smart people are on it,” and “stay tuned.” Asked which crimes might be involved, he said he could not “get ahead of the investigation” but that “people are involved in the review” and that it is “in good hands.”
“The whole file is being reviewed. A lot of smart people are on it. Stay tuned.” … “I can’t get ahead of the investigation, but I know people are involved in the review, and they’re really smart people, and it’s in good hands.”
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Other statements by Tom Homan in this case
- Border czar Tom Homan declines to give specifics of an “ongoing criminal investigation” and says “no one’s above the law”Later: Defended or excused
- Homan says he has been told investigators have "a strong case" against OmarLater: Defended or excused
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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The Benny Johnson Show’s clip of Homan’s answers on stage, posted April 23, 2026. The Baylor Lariat places the “This Is the Turning Point” event, with Homan and Benny Johnson, at Baylor University’s Waco Hall on Wednesday, April 22. The uploader’s YouTube headline says Homan “confirms” an immigration fraud investigation; this record quotes what he said.
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The Benny Johnson Show’s own upload of its interview with Secretary Mullin, recorded on the floor of the Republican National Convention on Thursday, September 10, 2026 and posted on September 11. Mullin’s answer about Rep. Ilhan Omar begins after Johnson says there have been “breadcrumb trails” about action on Omar. News outlets print small variants of Mullin’s words, such as “to” or “into” for “in the United States” and “he now lives in London”; the quotation in this record follows the audio. The upload’s YouTube headline says Mullin “confirms” the claim; that is the show’s characterization, and this record quotes what Mullin said.
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The Baylor Lariat, the student newspaper of Baylor University, reports on the April 22, 2026 Turning Point USA event at Waco Hall at which Homan spoke with Benny Johnson. The article does not report Homan’s remarks on Omar.
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Johnson said that about two and a half weeks earlier, in an interview with Vice President Vance, Vance told him that “Stephen Miller’s upstairs and he has proof that Ilhan Omar lied on our immigration forms.” That is Johnson’s account of Vance’s words. Johnson added, “We have that paperwork. We know she did this. And now we’re looking for how to take action,” and asked Homan whether the administration is “going to go there.”
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At about 08:36 of his September 10 interview with DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Johnson said Homan had told him on stage at a Turning Point event to “get ready” and that “something’s about to happen.”
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Why this label?
Homan neither states the allegation as fact nor gives details, but, asked whether the administration is “going to go there” on Omar, he says “the whole file is being reviewed” and tells the audience to “stay tuned.” That defends the announced review. The closest competing label is “Explicitly stayed out”, because he says he cannot “get ahead of the investigation”; it loses because he first describes a review in progress and invites anticipation of its results.
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