VERIFIED QUOTE · reported 2026-10-14
“My father became a citizen and so I got my citizenship through that process.”
Ilhan Omar · said 2018-09-01 · reported 2026-10-14
Omar explained to The Intercept in a September 2018 interview that she obtained citizenship through her father's naturalization process.
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