For those asking what the evidence includes:
- Omar married a man named Ahmed Nur Said Elmi (British Citizen) in 2009, allegedly during a separation from the father of her children, Ahmed Hirsi. But she had another child with Hirsi while married to Elmi. She later married Hirsi in 2018.
- Elmi and Omar listed an address on their marriage license which was also used by Hirsi during the marriage to apply for a business license, suggesting they all lived together at one point.
- Elmi filed for a marriage-based green-card application, but withdrew it after authorities requested additional evidence regarding the marriage.
- Omar's father went by Nur Said on facebook. Elmi's father was listed as Nur Said Elmi. When he died, social media posts listed him as Nur Said Elmi and offered condolences to Omar and Leila Nur Said (who raised Elmi). Other social media posts repeatedly suggested that Elmi was Omar's brother.
- New government filings suggest Ilhan Omar's real name may be Nur Said Elmi
- A well-known Somali blogger has claimed that Omar used to introduce Elmi as her brother when they were young. The same Somali blogger suggested Elmi had been ordered to come to the U.S. by his father because he was living a "decadent" life in the UK. Social media posts suggest he may be more into men than women; he has described himself as a "dirty dandy".
None of the above is really disputed in any substantive way. The above is not definitive evidence of a crime, but it is enough to at least suggest there may have been an attempt at immigration fraud that Omar was a willing participant in. It's definitely enough for people to start asking questions of a major political figure.
I don't know what else the investigation has found, but those simply dismissing it are doing so only because it's politically convenient to do so.
I don’t know what the specific government case against Ilhan Omar involves. We will have to wait to see if charges are brought and what they entail.
I do know (because I looked into it years ago) that the evidence that her previous “marriage” was likely part of a fraudulent immigration scheme was substantial. The press showed little interest in digging into the truth at the time because Omar and her allies successfully painted legitimate questions about possible illegal behavior as motivated by bigotry.
That happened to be the same playbook used by the main actors behind the massive Feeding Our Future fraud scheme that many people associated with Omar were also tied to. It allowed them to delay investigations for years and even enlist the help of Minnesota AG Keith Ellison to try to stall the investigation while they stole hundreds of millions.
It is also important to note for those trying to make it seem purely political that an investigation into Omar started under the Biden administration.