A deleted 2013 Father’s Day post by US Representative Ilhan Omar has resurfaced amid a federal probe into her immigration records.In the post, Omar referred to her father as “Nur Said”, a name similar to that of her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi. The post has drawn fresh scrutiny after a court filing listed the Minnesota Democrat under an additional name.Omar wrote the Father’s Day message in June 2013, according to the Web Archive.“Happy Father’s Day to my aabo Nur Said, I am forever grateful to Allah for giving me the best father ,” she wrote in the post, which was reportedly deleted on the morning of September 19, 2019, Fox News reported. (Credits: Web Archive) The name “Nur Said” bears a similarity to the name of Omar’s former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, whom she married in 2009.The post has resurfaced as federal investigators examine matters relating to Omar’s immigration history and naturalisation documents.

However, the post and the similarity between the names do not establish a familial relationship between Omar and her former husband or prove that she used a false identity.DELETED POST DRAWS RENEWED ATTENTIONThe 2013 post was first reported by the Daily Caller in 2019. Its renewed circulation follows a federal search of Omar’s Washington, DC, home on October 12 as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.Other records identify Omar’s late father as Nur Omar Mohamed.

These include a 2020 memorial post by the Congressional Black Caucus.A previous statement attributed to Omar’s spokesperson, which circulated online, described “Nur Said” as her father’s childhood nickname, Fox News reported.However, the publication said the claim was not independently established.A spokesperson for Omar described the accusations as a “baseless, disgusting conspiracy theory” in a statement to Fox News Digital. The spokesperson also said the 2013 post was deleted because Omar and her family had received threats.Omar has repeatedly denied longstanding allegations that she married her brother in 2009 to help him obtain US immigration status.She divorced Ahmed Nur Said Elmi in 2017 and legally married Ahmed Hirsi in 2018.COURT FILING LISTS OMAR UNDER ADDITIONAL NAMEThe controversy intensified after a US Justice Department filing submitted on October 21 referred to the congresswoman as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar.”The filing was submitted in connection with requests to unseal records related to the federal search of Omar’s home.

It did not explain the relationship between the names or establish that Omar had committed identity fraud.Two people familiar with the investigation told Fox News Digital that “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi” could be Omar’s legal name. However, her office has disputed that characterisation.The Justice Department has sought additional time to respond to requests for the release of the search warrant and related records, arguing that the search must be fully executed before the government provides a further update.Omar’s home was searched under a judicially authorised warrant as part of an investigation reportedly concerning claims that she or her late father provided false information on immigration paperwork when the family arrived in the United States from Somalia in 1995.Omar has denied wrongdoing and described the search as political intimidation.

She has also said she plans to move out of her Washington home, citing safety concerns.TRUMP CALLS FOR OMAR’S RESIGNATIONUS President Donald Trump has called for Omar to resign from Congress, reviving allegations of identity fraud after the court filing became public. (Credits: Truth Social/ Donald Trump) Omar responded to the renewed claims in a post on X, writing: “So let’s make it crystal clear. My name has always been Ilhan Omar.” (Credits: X/Ilhan Omar) In an interview with MS NOW host Chris Hayes, Omar described the allegations concerning her former husband as “insane”.

Asked whether there was any “weird kernel of truth” to the claims that she had married her brother, she replied, “Not to my knowledge.”Her office has maintained that her name has always been Ilhan Omar and rejected suggestions that the additional name in the court filing establishes otherwise.The investigation remains ongoing. The court filing does not establish that Omar committed fraud, and she has not been charged with a criminal offence in connection with the allegations described in the reports.- Ends