Omar's 2009 Marriage License Application Shows Surname Changes Amid DOJ Citizenship Probe
Photo: New York PostA certified Hennepin County copy of Rep. Ilhan Omar's Feb. 12, 2009, Minnesota marriage license application shows her surname written as Omar, crossed out, replaced with Elmi, then changed back to Omar, the New York Post reported Friday. The application was for her marriage to Ahmed Elmi, a British citizen and the man accused of being her brother. The couple checked "no" when asked whether they were related by blood or adoption. The Justice Department is investigating whether Omar, a Somalia-born Minnesota Democrat, fraudulently obtained U.S. citizenship in 2000 by not using her true legal name and birthdate. That case grew out of an earlier probe into whether she committed immigration fraud by marrying Elmi. In a court filing last week, the department listed her as Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, also known as Ilhan Abdullahi Omar. A source familiar with the investigation told the Post that Omar is not her real name and that her birth surname is Elmi. Homeland Security Investigations agents raided her Washington, D.C., home on Oct. 12. Breitbart added that Elmi describes himself as gay.
Right-leaning outlets split between news and opinion. Breitbart leads with the Post's document report, framing Omar as appearing "unsure" of her name, calling the revelation "eye-opening," and stressing Elmi's self-description as gay. The New York Post's Nov. 2 letters page instead collects reader opinion: several writers urge prosecution and deportation for immigration fraud and call Omar an antisemite, one calls the case a Trump "hatchet job" and wants all naturalized officeholders examined, and another welcomes the probe but objects to its timing before an election. ZeroHedge largely matches Breitbart's document-and-DOJ focus. Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while right-leaning and alternative outlets had, centering on the document and the investigation.
How the sides differ Right sources pair the license document with commentary urging prosecution, with some letters questioning political motives; alternative sources match the document focus; left sources have not covered it.
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Not covering this story. None of the left-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.
ZeroHedge leads with the Post-obtained marriage application and its crossed-out surname edits, tying it to the DOJ citizenship probe, the Oct. 12 raid and an anonymous source's claims about her birth name.
Breitbart recasts the Post's document report as Omar appearing unsure of her name and notes Elmi's self-description as gay; the New York Post runs readers' letters, mostly urging prosecution, with a few alleging political targeting.