It wouldn’t be easy to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar of her citizenship, legal experts say
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Legal experts say stripping Rep. Ilhan Omar of her US citizenship is extremely difficult despite a federal immigration probe.

Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks during a campaign rally for Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong, in Milwaukee on August 2.

The search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, DC, home by federal law enforcement earlier this week was an extraordinary legal step taken against a sitting congresswoman who is facing reelection.

The Justice Department pushed for an unusually aggressive search of Omar’s home while the congresswoman has said she believes the administration is ultimately seeking to intimidate her.