US probes Ilhan Omar citizenship, deportation threat escalates

US federal authorities have initiated an investigation into Representative Ilhan Omar, seizing her phone and issuing grand jury subpoenas to relatives, reportedly for immigration fraud. The Trump administration is also pursuing the revocation of her US citizenship and deportation, citing her asylum status, a move widely perceived as politically motivated targeting of a vocal critic. The legal basis and specific allegations remain largely unconfirmed, but the actions represent an unprecedented escalation of executive power against a sitting member of Congress.