Emails the New York Post says it reviewed show Rep. Ilhan Omar’s staff asked the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library to change her birth year from 1981 to 1982 in mid‑May 2019, months into her first term in Congress. The Daily Wire relayed that reporting.
What the emails allegedly show
According to the New York Post account, the library’s director confirmed the request from Omar’s office and noted simultaneous efforts to update Wikipedia and the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Fear and Blood has not reviewed the emails or the correspondence the Post cites.
Why the year matters
The Daily Wire report says the change is relevant to questions about Omar’s path to citizenship. The source text states Omar has said she derived U.S. citizenship through her father’s naturalization in 2000. Under federal law, derivative citizenship generally requires the child to be under 18 when the parent naturalizes. If Omar were born in 1981, she would have been about 18–19 in 2000; if born in 1982, about 17. These points are raised in the reporting; we have not independently verified Omar’s statements or her father’s status.
Other unverified claims in the source
The source text asserts that a 2023 federal records search found no proof that Omar’s father was ever naturalized; it does not specify the agency searched or provide documentation.
It also claims—citing the Washington Post—that federal agents raided Omar’s Washington, D.C., residence and referenced a search warrant listing potential charges, including conspiracy, immigration fraud, and false statements. Fear and Blood has not reviewed any Washington Post story or warrant and cannot confirm these claims.
The source further says Homeland Security Investigations reopened an examination of Omar’s immigration file. This, too, is unverified by us.
What Omar reportedly said
According to the source text, Omar dismissed the allegations as “baseless lies and smear campaigns” and accused President Trump of “weaponizing federal law enforcement.” We have not seen the original statement, its date, or its context.
