Obama condemns Homan’s remarks on Omar’s citizenship and deportation

Summary

Tom Homan, Donald Trump’s border czar, said the administration could strip Rep. Ilhan Omar of her U.S. citizenship and deport her, The Guardian reports. Barack Obama condemned Homan’s comments and the administration’s pursuit of Omar, warning that efforts to intimidate her should outrage Americans, Axios reports. Axios says federal agents raided Omar’s Washington home last week and seized her phone as part of an investigation into immigration paperwork, allegations Omar has called disgusting lies. This follows earlier reports that Omar’s citizenship was under investigation and deportation was possible.

Timeline

1. Axios

   18 Oct 2026, 16:04 UTCSource ↗

   Axios reports that Obama denounced the Trump administration’s legal pursuit of Omar and warned that efforts to intimidate her should outrage Americans; it also says agents seized her phone during a raid on her Washington home as part of an immigration-paperwork investigation.

2. The Guardian

   18 Oct 2026, 23:51 UTCSource ↗

   The Guardian reports that Homan said the administration could strip Omar of her citizenship and deport her, and that Obama condemned those comments.