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Somaliland Tells U.S. It’s Ready to Take Ilhan Omar After JD Vance’s Immigration Fraud Claim: ‘Extradition? Say the Word’

March 29, 2026

Woman in a hijab expressing concern during an interview, with a blurred retail background.

Woman in a hijab expressing concern during an interview, with a blurred retail background.

The Republic of Somaliland has offered to extradite Rep. Ilhan Omar to face potential justice, saying the U.S. just needs to “say the word” following Vice President JD Vance’s public assertion that the congresswoman committed immigration fraud.

In a post on X, the official account of Somaliland, a self-declared independent republic in the Horn of Africa that broke away from Somalia in 1991, responded directly to discussions of Omar’s possible deportation or extradition.

“Deportation? Please you’re just sending the princess back to her kingdom. Extradition? Say the word,” the post read.

The statement came hours after Vance confirmed that the White House’s new federal fraud task force is actively investigating Rep. Omar for immigration fraud during an interview with Benny Johnson.

Vance said he had spoken with White House immigration advisor Stephen Miller about potential legal action.

“We actually think that Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America,” Vance stated. “We’re trying to look at what the remedies are. That’s the thing that we’re trying to figure out is what are the legal remedies now that we know that she’s committed immigration fraud — how do you go after her, how do you investigate her, how do you actually do the thing, how do you build a case necessary to get some justice for the American people?”

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The Gateway Pundit has covered the allegations that Omar entered a sham marriage with her biological brother, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, in 2009 to help him obtain U.S. citizenship extensively since 2019.

Earlier this month, President Donald Trump signed an executive order creating a nationwide anti-fraud task force and explicitly directed it to examine longstanding allegations against Omar and Somali-linked fraud schemes in Minnesota that have reportedly cost taxpayers billions.

Trump has publicly referred to Omar as one of the “ringleaders” of fraud in the Somali community.

Omar has repeatedly denied the fraud allegations, calling them “bigoted lies.” Her chief of staff, Connor McNutt, issued a statement to Fox News dismissing Vance’s comments as a “ridiculous lie” and a distraction tactic.

Omar has publicly opposed U.S. recognition of Somaliland as an independent state and has defended Somalia’s territorial claims over the region.

Somaliland operates as a self-governing democracy with its own institutions but lacks broad international recognition.

Israel became the first U.N. member state to formally recognize it last year.

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