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Ok, so we won't use Politifact, but here... - -

Posted: Aug 12th, 2020 - 1:39 pm In Reply to: Politifact is not a reliable source. She did marry her brother - in order to aid him in obtaining US

...is further documentation that it just has not been proven to the point where it's considered factual information.
Given that Omar and her siblings all came to live in the U.S. under identical circumstances as refugees, and that Omar herself became a naturalized U.S. citizen while still a minor, how did one of her siblings end up with such a radically different immigration status that she would have needed to marry him in order to facilitate his U.S. residency application?
Also, if Ahmed Elmi were truly Omar’s brother, why would he have needed to take the drastic step of marrying her in order to secure a path to U.S. citizenship? U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policies qualify immigrants as eligible to apply for permanent residency status (and later become naturalized citizens) if they are the “spouse of a U.S. citizen” or the “brother or sister of a U.S. citizen.” Why would Omar commit a federal crime and risk a prison sentence (and possibly her own citizenship status) in order to provide her brother with the opportunity to apply for something he would already have been eligible to seek?

...is further documentation that it just has not been proven to the point where it's considered factual information. I get the concerns, I really do. I just want to see information that has been proven factual before I make incorrect judgments.


Given that Omar and her siblings all came to live in the U.S. under identical circumstances as refugees, and that Omar herself became a naturalized U.S. citizen while still a minor, how did one of her siblings end up with such a radically different immigration status that she would have needed to marry him in order to facilitate his U.S. residency application?


Also, if Ahmed Elmi were truly Omar’s brother, why would he have needed to take the drastic step of marrying her in order to secure a path to U.S. citizenship? U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policies qualify immigrants as eligible to apply for permanent residency status (and later become naturalized citizens) if they are the “spouse of a U.S. citizen” or the “brother or sister of a U.S. citizen.” Why would Omar commit a federal crime and risk a prison sentence (and possibly her own citizenship status) in order to provide her brother with the opportunity to apply for something he would already have been eligible to seek?

The evidence uncovered thus far isn’t definitive enough to come down on one side or the other.

Sources:

 Coolican, J. Patrick.   “Ilhan Omar Offers Answers to Questions About Her Marital History.”

  •     [Minneapolis] Star Tribune.   17 August 2016.

  • Hirsi, Ibrahim.   “Ilhan Omar, Marriage, and Somali Culture: An FAQ.”
        Minnesota Post.   18 August 2016.

  • Johnson, Scott.  ” Ilhan Omar: Her Back Pages.”
        Powerlineblog.com.   12 August 2016.

  • Forliti, Amy.   “Minnesota House Hopeful Calls Marriage, Fraud Claims ‘Lies.'”
        Associated Press.   17 October 2018.

  • Stolberg, Sheryl Gay.   “Glorified and Vilified, Representative-Elect Ilhan Omar Tells Critics: ‘Just Deal.'”
        The New York Times   30 December 2018.

  • BBC.   “Where Can UK Students Study for Free?”
        21 June 2018.

  • Zurowski, Cory.   “Fox 9 Removes Story About Investigation Into Ilhan Omar’s Marriage History.”
        City Pages.   23 August 2016.

  • Jackson, David.  “Poll: 20% Believe Barack Obama Was Born Outside U.S.”
        USA Today.   14 September 2015.

  • Coolican, J. Patrick.   “Marriage Discrepancy Clouds Ilhan Omar’s Historic Primary Victory.”
        [Minneapolis] Star Tribune.   16 August 2016.

  • Montemayor, Stephen   “On the Edge of Making History, Ilhan Omar Confronts Fresh Wave of Scrutiny.”
        [Minneapolis] Star Tribune.   27 October 2018.




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