"[173][174], In May 2020, Omar signed a letter backed by AIPAC calling for the continuation of the UN embargo against Iran,[175] with her office noting that it was a "narrow ask that we couldnt find anything wrong with." She faced health care worker and conservative activist Jennifer Zielinski in the November 6 general election[63] and won with 78.0% of the vote, becoming the first Somali American elected to the U.S. Congress, the first woman of color to serve as a U.S. Representative from Minnesota,[10] and (alongside former Michigan state representative Rashida Tlaib) one of the first Muslim women elected to the Congress. [119][120], On November 5, 2021, Omar was one of six House Democrats to break with their party and vote against the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act because it was decoupled from the social safety net provisions in the Build Back Better Act. "[147], Reaction among 2020 Democratic presidential candidates was mixed. [224][225], Speaking at an April 30 protest by black women calling for formal censure of Trump,[226] Omar blamed Trump and his allies for inciting Americans against both Jews and Muslims. "Insinuations that Ahmed Nur Said Elmi is my brother are absurd and offensive." Omar is poised to make history as the country's first Somali-American state lawmaker with an expected victory in. "For someone like me, who left a war-torn country at the age of 8, who got refugee status to come to America, where in the world am I finding. As the Star Tribune reported in June 2019, Omar filed joint tax returns with Hirsi in 2014 and 2015 while she was still legally married to Elmi. [80], Following Omar's election, the ban on head coverings in the U.S. House was modified, and Omar became the first woman to wear a hijab on the House floor. She co-sponsored a similar bill when she was a member of the Minnesota House. After marrying, they immediately moved to North Dakota and both enrolled at North Dakota State University. Omar has very unfavorable ratings among Republican respondents and favorable ratings among Democratic respondents. [21][22] Her mother, Fadhuma Abukar Haji Hussein, a Benadiri, died when Ilhan was two. [128], In 2018, Omar came under criticism for statements she made about Israel before she was in the Minnesota legislature. [104] During her House campaign, she said she did not support the BDS movement, describing it as counterproductive to peace. [107] Omar criticized Trump's decision to impose further sanctions on Iran, saying the sanctions devastated the "country's middle class and increased hostility toward the United States, with tensions between the two countries rising to dangerous levels. This collaboration garnered almost half a million views. Elmi also studied there for a period but dropped out, records show. Two agents. Between 2012 and 2013, she was a child nutrition outreach coordinator at the Minnesota Department of Education. Despite a 2011 split, Elmi and Omar did not get a legal divorce until 2017. She then met and married Elmi, a British citizen, in 2009, according to the statement. ", Trump poured more fuel on the fire in a Tuesday statement, accusing Omar, who came to the US as a young girl, of "abandoning her country" and saying "she should apologize for marrying her brother.". Elmi moved back to London. Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images, NOW WATCH: 8 key takeaways from Trump's State of the Union address, amid other Islamophobic attacks and insults against Omar, In a November 17 speech on the House floor, poured more fuel on the fire in a Tuesday statement, released a lengthy statement when she first ran for office in 2016. 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Elmi reportedly attended North Dakota State University with Omar between 2009 and 2012. Stay up to date with what you want to know. 'Well there's a lot of talk about the fact that she was married to her brother,' Trump said on the White House lawn. In 2016, he asked for help for an educational program to benefit children in 'Somaliland', an unrecognized but independent state. She and Hirsi married legally the following year. 4 Unproven rumors claim that Omar married her alleged brother Ahmed Nur Said Elmi to help with immigration issues "Minnesota House Hopeful Calls Marriage, Fraud Claims 'Lies.'" Omar is depicted with Hirsi and their children on Omar's campaign website here. The Minneapolis Star Tribune reported just before the 2018 midterm elections that: During an interview, Omar showed a reporter cellphone photos of documents from her family's U.S. entry in 1995 after fleeing Somalia's civil war. The marriage was criticized a lot, as it was suggested that Elmi and Ilhan were siblings and the sole motive of their marriage was speeding up Elmi's citizenship procedure. 14 September 2015. [38] During a contentious precinct caucus that turned violent in February 2014, she was attacked by five people and was injured. [123] She compared the movement to people who "engage[d] in boycotts" of apartheid in South Africa. Jackson, David. "[156][157] Many prominent House Democrats stood by Omar. 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[247][2] In 2017, Elmi and Omar legally divorced,[54] and Omar and Hirsi legally married in 2018. Her three siblings who were granted asylum by the United Kingdom are Leila Nur Said Elmi, Mohamed Nur Said Elmi, and Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. On another application dated September 30, 2002, Omar applied for a marriage license in Minnesota to marry the father of her . They reconciled and had a third child in 2012. [255], Support for boycott efforts and other criticisms, Remarks on AIPAC and American support for Israel, 9/11 comments and World Trade Center cover, Omar and Elmi were married in 2009. However, it wasnt until 2017 that Omar finally got around to divorcing Elmi. DOCUMENTS SHOW SHE MARRIED HER BROTHER IN IMMIGRATION SCHEME TO ACQUIRE A GREEN CARD WHAT ELSE IS SHE HIDING? [133], In February 2019, Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy threatened to "take action" against Omar and Rashida Tlaib for their support of the BDS movement. Omar responded that the attorney's fees were not personal but campaign-related; she offered to return the speaking fees. "[129] After reading Weiss's commentary, Omar apologized for not "disavowing the anti-Semitic trope I unknowingly used". 2011: Omar and Elmi end their relationship and divorce in their faith tradition, but do not legally divorce until 2017. [76] Omar's margin of victory was 24 points less than Biden's in the district, the highest underperformance of any Democrat in the nation, which Nathaniel Rakich of FiveThirtyEight attributed to increased Republican spending and Moore's progressive pro-marijuana campaign. [145][146] Omar's spokesman, Jeremy Slevin, said Omar was speaking out about "the undue influence of lobbying groups for foreign interests. On Thursday, as the chaos from the president's comments erupted in America, Elmi was sharing videos from a beach in Mombasa. Kirsten Gillibrand said, "those with critical views of Israel should be able to express their views without employing anti-Semitic tropes about money or influence", but also criticized the Republican Party for censuring Omar while saying little or nothing when President Trump "defended white supremacists at Charlottesville." In August 2016, shortly after the rumor originally surfaced, then-U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota Andy Luger countered news reports by stating in a letter sent to an attorney retained by Omar that his office was not investigating criminal accusations related to these rumors. as well as other partner offers and accept our. The controversy continues in the statements Omar made in the divorce documents. She legally wed Hirsi just months later right in time before she was sworn into office in 2018. [168] In May 2019, Omar introduced legislation that would sanction Brunei over a recently introduced law that would make homosexual sex and adultery punishable by death. The Star Tribune reported that Omar was the youngest of seven siblings, and Elmi is three years younger than she. She declined to provide copies of the papers, which included refugee resettlement approval forms and identification cards, but they appeared to list her father, siblings and Omar by order of birth, with Omar as the youngest of seven children. [136] The Democratic House leadership released a statement accusing Omar of "engaging in deeply offensive anti-Semitic tropes". After that, Omar married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, a British Somali, until they got a faith-based divorce in 2011 when she returned to Hirsi. Nur and other former Barre accomplices are living in the US illegally. "Fox 9 Removes Story About Investigation Into Ilhan Omar's Marriage History." Omar later clarified that she was referring to the well-documented influence pro-Israeli lobbyists, especially AIPAC, exert in Washington. [188], On April 7, 2019, Patrick Carlineo Jr., was arrested for threatening to assault and murder Omar in a phone call to her office. [Minneapolis] Star Tribune. In 2008, they ended their relationship "in our faith tradition." State records show that in 2009, Ms. Omar legally married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, who she said was a British citizen. Prosecutors also alleged that Hasson was in contact with an American neo-Nazi leader, stockpiled weapons, and compiled a hit list. Omar admits the marriage, more or less her second, to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, and says that he is not her brother, but refuses to release any documents or specific information to support her story. 3. Hirsi is the father of Omar's three children. 296, to recognize the Armenian genocide,[110] causing a backlash. (Screenshot/Power Line) In 2017, she filed for divorce from Elmi and said she hadn't seen him since 2012. For example, "Ahmed Nur Said Elmi" implies that Ahmed's father is "Nur," his grandfather is "Said," and his great-grandfather is "Elmi." Also from 2009 until 2017, Ilhan Omar lived with, raised three kids with, and illegally filed multiple joint tax returns with a second man not Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. Why did Omar's 2016 campaign literature reference Ahmed Hirsi as her "husband" when she hadn't yet divorced Ahmed Elmi or married Hirsi? Elmi also studied there for a period but dropped out, records show. [70][71] Melton-Meaux was also endorsed by Minnesota's largest newspaper, The Star Tribune. Omar "was living with her current husband, Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi, throughout her entire legal marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, contradicting the story she tells to explain her multiple marriages," the Washington Examiner reported Sunday based on an extensive review of local records such as speeding tickets that display addresses. These 13 Republicans voted for it", "House Passes $1 Trillion Infrastructure Bill, Putting Social Policy Bill on Hold", "Woman running for Congress in Minnesota rejects anti-Semitism accusations", "The Charismatic Female Stars of the New American Left", "News Brief Ilhan Omar, who once called Israel an 'apartheid regime,' wins congressional primary in Minnesota", "With Election Now Over, Ilhan Omar Voices BDS Support", "Muslim Trailblazer Ilhan Omar Admits She Backs BDS Now That Election Is Over", "Pro-Palestinian lawmaker shakes up Israel status quo with seat on foreign affairs panel", "Rep. Ilhan Omar on Past Anti-Semitic Tweet: 'Those Were the Only Words I Could Think About', "Opinion | Ilhan Omar and the Myth of Jewish Hypnosis", "A Jewish Republican called Ilhan Omar anti-Semitic. [245], In 2002, Omar became engaged to Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi (n Aden). [239], In 2018, Omar was featured in the music video for Maroon 5's "Girls Like You" featuring Cardi B. Hirsi, Ibrahim. [78] The campaign primarily focused on crime and Omar's effectiveness in office. [81], Brian Stelter of CNN Business found that from January to July 2019 Omar had around twice as many mentions on Fox News as on CNN and MSNBC, and about six times the coverage of James Clyburn, a Democratic leader in the House of Representatives. [84] In the same month, Omar was one of 17 Congress members to vote against a House resolution condemning the BDS movement. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called on Trump to "take down his disrespectful and dangerous video" and asked the U.S. Capitol Police to increase its protection of Omar. Thanks for contacting us. "Throwing more money at the very organizations committing human rights abusesand the very Administration directing these human rights abusesis not a solution. Elmi and Omar separated just two years later, in 2011, but did not get a legal divorce. Power Line also included this graphic on the Omar Elmi family. "[116][117] She has said, "we don't need nearly 800 military bases outside the United States to keep our country safe. [169] In June 2019, she participated in Twin Cities Pride in Minnesota. I have yet to legally divorce Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, but am in the process of doing so. But experts have said that if the taxpayer files a correction within three years, as Omar's attorney and accountants did in 2016, then there are normally no further consequences, and the Internal Revenue Service is unlikely to pursue punitive measures unless there is a large discrepancy or fraudulent intent. Numerous public documents obtained and reported by news outlets including the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the Washington Examiner, however, cast doubt on Omar's official timeline of her marriage and relationship history. The couple had two children together,[2][4] including Isra Hirsi, one of the three principal organizers of the school strike for climate in the US. Their divorce. Insinuations that Ahmed Nur Said Elmi is my brother are absurd and offensive. WASHINGTON, DC The Federal Bureau of Investigation is reviewing claims Rep. Ilhan Omar married her brother, The Post has learned. Top editors give you the stories you want delivered right to your inbox each weekday. Omar and Hirsi had two children, but in 2008, they obtained a. Freshman Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, who burst into the national spotlight last fall as part of a wave of trailblazing lawmakers in Congress, is divorcing her husband, Ahmed Hirsi, PEOPLE. Omar initially denied the split, but one source in the Minneapolis Somali community said the pair broke up months before and claimed Omar was privately lobbying Hirsi to divorce her. [205][206][207] The crowd reacted by chanting, "Send her back, Send her back. that she believed U.S. foreign policy and economic sanctions are aimed at regime change and have contributed to the "devastation in Venezuela. [176], Omar supports a $15 hourly minimum wage.[25][177]. 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