Recent statements from Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin and White House border czar Tom Homan have highlighted an ongoing federal investigation into allegations of immigration or naturalization fraud involving Rep. Ilhan Omar’s 2000 citizenship process and prior marriage. These comments, made in mid-September 2026, reference potential misrepresentation on applications but confirm no denaturalization suit has been filed by the Department of Justice. Deportation of a naturalized citizen requires a civil court proceeding proving material fraud, followed by removal proceedings—a process with strict evidentiary standards and historically extended timelines. House Oversight Committee interest in related evidence for possible congressional expulsion has not altered citizenship status. Trader consensus at 95% for no deportation by year-end aligns with these procedural barriers and the absence of formal legal action to date, though initiation and swift completion of denaturalization before December 31 remains a narrow pathway for reversal.