Ted Cruz: If Rep. Ilhan Omar Married Her Brother, She Broke State and Federal Laws; Cruz Says Rep Ilhan Omar Could Face Jail Time, Deportation if Marriage Allegation Proves True

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Ted Cruz: If Rep. Ilhan Omar Married Her Brother, She Broke State and Federal Laws:

Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) weighed in on President Donald Trump’s resurrection of the claim that Squad member Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) married her brother by presenting a trio of state and federal laws she would have violated if the allegation proved accurate.

“If this is true, then Omar faces criminal liability under three different statutes,” the senator wrote on X responding to a White House post Friday, “Yes (Omar) married her brother.”

If this is true, then Omar faces criminal liability under three different statutes:

•Federal Marriage Fraud (8 U.S.C. § 1325(c)): This federal law makes it a felony to knowingly enter into a marriage for the purpose of evading any provision of the immigration laws.
◦Penalties:… https://t.co/klkPncFenn

— Ted Cruz (@tedcruz) December 12, 2025

The original marriage claim, which has been around since Omar ran for state office in 2016, is that the Somalian-born lawmaker married her brother so he could gain U.S. citizenship.

Cruz cited a federal marriage fraud statute that declares that it is a felony to knowingly enter into a marriage to evade immigration laws, the violation of which carries a penalty of up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine, and deportation.

The Senator, a former Texas attorney general, also noted that marriage to her brother would be in violation of Minnesota’s state incest law, a felony punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

Cruz also stated that Omar could be liable for tax fraud, specifically if joint tax returns were filed while she was not legally married.

The President brought up the claim in a rally in Pennsylvania earlier in the week, telling the crowd: “If I married my sister to get my citizenship, do you think I’d last for about two hours or something less than that? She married her brother to get in. Therefore, she’s here illegally. She should get the hell out.” --->READ MORE HERE

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Cruz says Rep Ilhan Omar could face jail time, deportation if marriage allegation proves true

Senate Republican outlines potential charges, including marriage fraud and tax violations, after Trump's rally comments

A top Senate Republican argued that if allegations against "Squad" member Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., that she married her brother to enter the U.S. were true, she’d be breaking several laws.

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, joined the long-standing scrutiny against Omar Friday after President Donald Trump revived the allegations during a rally pushing his affordability agenda in Pennsylvania earlier this week.

In a post on X responding to a White House social media account that charged, "Yes, [Omar] married her brother," Cruz listed a trio of federal and state laws the progressive lawmaker may have violated.

"If this is true, then Omar faces criminal liability under three different statutes," Cruz said.

Cruz argued that Omar could have committed federal marriage fraud, which stipulates that it is a felony to knowingly enter into a marriage to evade immigration laws, and could lead to up to five years in prison, a $250,000 fine and deportation.

Omar was born in Somalia and came to the U.S. in 1995 after her family was granted asylum. She became a citizen in 2000. Omar, who is Muslim, has been married legally three times, first in a religious marriage to Ahmed Abdisalan Hirsi in 2002, then to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi in 2009 before later divorcing and legally marrying Hirsi. In 2020, she married political aide Tim Mynett. --->READ MORE HERE

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