Incoming House Minority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer, a Minnesota Republican, said the DOJ is nearing completion of a citizenship review involving Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat. Emmer claimed the review includes four separate matters and could determine whether Omar remains eligible to serve in Congress.
During an appearance on Newsmax’s Finnerty, Emmer focused on Omar’s reported age when she claimed derivative citizenship through her father. He characterized the birth date question as an administrative matter that would not require a House vote to expel her.
“The birth date is an administrative procedure, and once it’s established that she was over the age of 18 when she claimed to be a minor, she’s no longer a citizen of the United States,” he said. “And when she’s no longer a citizen, she’s not entitled to serve in Congress.”
Emmer said he believes the DOJ is “finalizing that” review. He also said his understanding is that investigators are examining “four different things they are looking at.”
JUST NOW: Incoming House Minority Whip Rep. Tom Emmer says Ilhan Omar is “NO LONGER A CITIZEN” and “NOT ENTITLED TO SERVE IN CONGRESS” once DOJ proves the case
“I think DOJ is finalizing that! […] My understanding is there are FOUR different things they are looking at.”
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DOJ is looking at whether she or her father LIED ABOUT HER BIRTH YEAR so she’d get citizenship as a minor
Her father naturalized in 2000. If she was already 18, she wouldn’t have gotten it automatically ‼️
SEND THAT PIRATE BACK.
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) November 12, 2026
The incoming House Minority Whip emphasized that he is not personally involved in the investigation. His comments instead outlined what he believes would happen if the appropriate authority confirms that Omar was already 18 when her father naturalized.
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According to Emmer, such a finding would mean Omar had not qualified for derivative citizenship as a minor. He said she would then need to apply for citizenship as an adult and would lose her eligibility to remain in the House during that process.
Emmer delivered a similarly blunt assessment during a separate interview with Benny Johnson. When Johnson asked whether Omar is an American citizen, Emmer responded by questioning whether she should retain that status and alleging that her birth date had been misrepresented.
“I don’t think she should be. I think it’s gonna be proven that her birthdate, she has lied about it repeatedly. I think that’s documented.”
Those remarks remained Emmer’s stated assessment of what he expects the review to establish. Emmer repeatedly framed the consequences around what would happen once authorities reached that conclusion.
Emmer then described the consequences he believes would follow immediately. He said that once the proper authority confirms Omar was not under 18 when her father naturalized, her citizenship status and congressional eligibility would change without waiting for lawmakers to act.
“She is immediately no longer a citizen and she has to reapply for citizenship. And by the way, I’ll just remind you that at that point, she’s no longer a member of Congress anymore either.”
That position formed the basis of Emmer’s claim that a formal House expulsion vote would not be necessary. In his telling, the matter would turn on citizenship eligibility rather than the normal process of members voting to remove another representative.
Johnson also pressed Emmer about whether Omar would be physically removed from the House floor. Emmer answered affirmatively that she would no longer be permitted on the floor if authorities made the citizenship determination he described.
A social media post from Eric Daugherty summarized the allegation by saying the DOJ was examining whether Omar or her father lied about her birth year so she could receive citizenship as a minor. The post stated that her father naturalized in 2000.
Daugherty’s post further claimed that if Omar had already been 18 at that time, she would not have received citizenship automatically. The post repeated Emmer’s assertion that the DOJ was finalizing its work and looking at four separate matters.
Johnson promoted his interview by saying Emmer believed Omar could be removed from Congress without an expulsion vote because she was not legally eligible to serve. The accompanying post also quoted Emmer saying, “She can go represent Somalia.”
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GOP House Whip Reveals Ilhan Omar Will be Physically REMOVED From Congress By Law Enforcement Because She Is NOT a U.S. Citizen.
Tom Emmer says a expulsion vote would NOT be needed because she is illegally serving in Congress.
“She can go represent Somalia.”
— @tomemmer https://t.co/wxcDeqq7py
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) November 12, 2026
Across both interviews, Emmer presented the age question as the decisive issue that could end Omar’s congressional service. His warning was direct, but it remained tied to a future confirmation by the DOJ or another appropriate authority that the alleged discrepancy was established.