Administration reportedly seeks to strip Rep. Ilhan Omar of citizenship and deport her

Summary

A Guardian opinion column by Arwa Mahdawi says the Trump administration appears intent on stripping Rep. Ilhan Omar of her US citizenship and deporting her, which the column calls a terrible abuse of power. It says Trump has called Omar "unpatriotic" and "disrespectful … to Israel", has called her "garbage", suggested without evidence that she married her brother, and said she "should be thrown the hell out of our country". Supporters have echoed his calls to deport her. Omar fled war-torn Somalia as a child and became a naturalised US citizen at 17.

Timeline

1. The Guardian

   20 Oct 2026, 14:56 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian's opinion column by Arwa Mahdawi reports that the administration seems intent on stripping Rep. Ilhan Omar of her US citizenship and deporting her, and describes Trump's repeated attacks on her.