WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) for possible immigration fraud, Vice President JD Vance revealed Tuesday. Omar has faced repeated questions over the years about her immigration status — as well as her family finances and potential ties to a COVID-era fraud scheme in Minnesota. “I don’t want to prejudge an investigation,” Vance told reporters at the White House. “It certainly seems like something fishy is there, but everybody’s entitled to equal justice under the laws.”
“So we’re going to investigate it. We’re going to take a look at it. If we think that there’s a crime, we’re going to prosecute that crime, and that’s something the Department of Justice is looking at right now,” he added. Vance, who is in charge of the administration’s efforts to combat benefit fraud, said earlier this year that Omar “definitely committed immigration fraud.” Omar’s chief of staff, Connor McNutt, called the claim “a ridiculous lie,” though the allegations have dogged the congresswoman since her first campaign for the US House in 2018.
