Rep. Randy Fine vows to expel Ilhan Omar if DOJ finds immigration fraud, after a federal court filing and home raid raised identity questions.

Rep. Randy Fine, R-Fla., told Fox News Digital he will pursue an effort to remove Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., from the House if the Justice Department concludes she committed immigration fraud.

The conditional threat follows reporting on a federal court filing that identified Omar under the name “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi” and listed “Ilhan Abdullahi Omar” as an alias, plus a Homeland Security Investigations search of her Washington, D.C., residence. The filing raised questions about her identity and immigration records. It does not establish that she committed fraud.

Fox News Digital reported Fine’s comments after that court-filing coverage. Omar’s office did not respond to a request for comment. She has denied wrongdoing and called the investigation politically motivated.

House rules give members a high bar for removal. Expulsion requires a two-thirds vote. A criminal investigation or allegation alone does not automatically strip a seat.

Fine ties the push to citizenship rules and border politics

Fine, a House Freedom Caucus member, framed the issue around basic eligibility and enforcement. He did not wait for a final charging decision. He set his condition clearly: a Justice Department finding of guilt on immigration fraud.

He told the outlet he may not even need a formal expulsion vote.

"I assume that she’s not a citizen, so we might not even have to do that,"

Fine continued:

"You can’t be in Congress if you’re not a citizen of the United States, but if it isn’t automatic, I absolutely will demand expulsion immediately."

Omar was born in Somalia and became a U.S. citizen in 2000. Fine’s remarks treat a potential fraud finding as a direct challenge to whether she met the requirements that keep a member in office.

The same federal scrutiny has already produced related pressure points, including moves seeking DNA evidence tied to the immigration-fraud case.

Fine widened the argument beyond one member. He said Democrats treat accountability differently when borders and citizenship are on the table.

"I don’t think Democrats think you should have to be American. They don’t believe in borders,"

He added:

"They’ve made that clear. They don’t believe in America."

October search and grand jury steps expand the probe

Homeland Security Investigations agents searched Omar’s Washington, D.C., residence on Oct. 12. The search formed part of a federal investigation into possible false statements on immigration and naturalization documents.

The Associated Press reported that federal authorities issued grand jury subpoenas to members of Omar’s family and seized her cellphone. Those steps sit alongside the court filing’s name and alias listings.

U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro has been linked in coverage to the mounting questions after the federal raid. No charging decision or formal guilt finding from the Justice Department appears in the available record. The expulsion plan remains conditional on that outcome.

Earlier coverage has also tracked separate DHS attention to Omar’s personal history, including a long-running line of inquiry into whether she married her brother for immigration purposes.

A separate investigation into Omar’s financial disclosures began in 2024 under former President Joe Biden. Fine has argued Democrats overlooked that finance inquiry while the immigration questions advanced.

Ramirez bill becomes Fine’s exhibit on party priorities

Fine pointed to legislation from Rep. Delia Ramirez, D-Ill., as proof of a broader stance. In September, Ramirez introduced the Reimagining Safety Act. As described, the bill would dismantle the Department of Homeland Security and abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection, while shifting some functions into a new Department of Community Safety.

Fine used that proposal to attack the party’s enforcement record.

"Look at this bill filed by the congresswoman from Chicago, where she doesn’t believe we should have borders, border protection or the ability to deport anyone,"

He closed the point this way:

"Democrats don't get held accountable for anything, and they agree on this agenda that is anti-American and anti-citizen,"

That fight over enforcement dollars and agency power sits in the same lane as other Omar-linked proposals, including her Make ICE Pay Act targeting immigration enforcement funding.

Fine’s message is blunt. He casts citizenship rules, border agencies, and member accountability as one package. He says his party should not shrug when a DOJ fraud finding is on the table.

Identity questions meet a high constitutional bar

The court filing’s dual name listing, “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi,” with “Ilhan Abdullahi Omar” as an alias, does not equal a fraud conviction. Fox News Digital’s account stressed that limit. Still, the combination of the filing, the Oct. 12 home search, family subpoenas, and a seized phone has kept the identity and naturalization questions in public view.

Political reaction has split along familiar lines. Former President Barack Obama branded the citizenship-focused federal action “appalling” after agents hit Omar’s home, a defense captured in coverage of the raid and the partisan clash that followed.

Omar continues to hold her Minnesota seat while the probes proceed. She has denied wrongdoing. Her office gave Fox News Digital no on-the-record reply when Fine’s expulsion comments landed.

Related reporting has also carried statements from DHS leadership about the marriage-history investigation and possible deportation consequences, including accounts that the secretary raised deportation prospects after investigators’ findings.

None of that substitutes for the trigger Fine named. He said he will demand expulsion if the Justice Department finds immigration fraud. He also floated the sharper claim that a citizenship failure could make the seat vacant without a floor fight.

The House still controls its own membership under the Constitution. Two-thirds is a steep climb. Fine is putting Democrats on notice that he intends to force the vote if prosecutors deliver the finding he described.

Voters who expect members of Congress to clear the same citizenship and honesty standards as everyone else should not have to apologize for asking the question, and leaders who shrug at border rules and fraud probes should have to answer for it.