Omar's Deleted 2013 Father's Day Post Resurfaces Amid Federal Probe of Her Immigration Records
Photo: Fox NewsA 2013 Father's Day post by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., that referred to her father as "Nur Said" has resurfaced as federal investigators examine her identity and immigration records. Federal agents searched Omar's Washington, D.C., home on Oct. 12 in a criminal investigation into possible false statements on her immigration and naturalization documents. Court records tied to the search warrant, first obtained by Fox News Digital, refer to her as "Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a.k.a. Ilhan Abdullahi Omar." The filing does not explain the name or show that she used a false identity. "Nur Said" resembles the name of her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. Other records, including a Congressional Black Caucus memorial post after her father's death in 2020, give his name as "Nur Omar Mohamed." Omar deleted the post in September 2019. Asked for her real name, she told Fox News Digital it is Ilhan Abdullahi Omar. Two people familiar with the investigation told the outlet that "Ilhan Nur Said Elmi" may be her legal name, but her office disputes that.
Right-leaning Fox News leads with the deleted tweet and headlines it as a possible clue to an alleged marriage to her brother. It calls Omar "embattled," notes that the Daily Caller first reported the archived post in 2019, and links to a story on investigators subpoenaing relatives. Alternative outlet ZeroHedge largely tracks Fox's reporting but headlines the tweet as possible key evidence in the federal probe. It adds that the filing does not show a false identity and quotes Omar's "you know it" reply. The two differ on the deletion date: Fox says Sept. 19, 2019, ZeroHedge Sept. 17. Left-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while alternative and right-leaning outlets had, focusing on the name discrepancy and the investigation.
How the sides differ Left sources have not covered the story; right sources stress an alleged marriage to a relative, while alternative sources call the post possible evidence and note the filing shows no false identity.
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ZeroHedge frames the deleted tweet as possible key evidence in the federal probe, citing the court filing, Omar's reply on her name, and noting the filing does not show a false identity.
Fox News leads with the deleted tweet as a possible clue to an alleged marriage to her brother, citing Omar's statement on her name, records for her father's name, and the Daily Caller's 2019 report.