The Department of Homeland Security issued a certificate of non-existence of record for the naturalization of Ilhan Omar's father.
Posted by Badlands Media, Checked
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Badlands MediaOct 21, 2026
Multiple outlets report that a DHS Certificate of Non-Existence of Record concerning Nur Omar Mohamed's naturalization exists, and AOL describes documents obtained by Kern showing a USCIS 'diligent search' with 'no record.' The sources trace largely to Kern's own account, and no source contradicts the claim, so confidence is moderate.
Our two reads agree a voice other than the host says this, not on which one. A guest makes this claim. Listeners heard it, so it counts against the post, and on the guest's own record.
What was said
… She claims she was naturalized in 2001, when she was 17, but if we can't find those records, how do we confirm that she was naturalized, and how do we confirm that he was naturalized? Well, I have a certificate of non-existence of record from the Department of Homeland Security. I have both of those documents. I've been very open about having them, and I don't think that the government just, uh you know, issues those uh without uh having done the thorough search, and uh they are signed. And uh is she, like, using a cartoon filter on her stream? Oh, I don't know. …
Badlands Media · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. NewsNation reports that DHS provided Kern a Certificate of Non-Existence stating it could not find a record of Omar's father's immigration records.[2]
Supports. AOL reports on documents obtained by Kern showing a USCIS search with no record of Nur Omar Mohamed or name variants, and describes a DHS certificate accompanying those documents.[3]
Supports. A repost citing Gateway Pundit describes a DHS Certificate of Nonexistence of Record dated September 6, 2023, signed by a named National Records Center official.[4]
Context. Most coverage repeats Kern's account, so the certificate's existence rests largely on the claimant's documents rather than an independent government statement. Snopes addresses the broader marriage rumor, not the certificate itself.[1][5]
Sources
5 sources: 1 fact-checker, 4 not rated
- 1Did Ilhan Omar marry her brother? Name dispute revives unfounded rumorsnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2Rep. Ilhan Omar citizenship: Former GOP candidate ... - NewsNationnewsnationnow.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 3The missing immigration records on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s dad that may have prompted the raid on her DC home - AOLaol.ca · not rated · cited for: supports
- 4Ilhan Omar May Face Deportation Over Immigration Fraud as Feds Obtain DNA Evidence That Allegedly Proves She Married Her Brother – No Naturalization Record for Her Fatherrairfoundation.substack.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 5AJ Kern, who ran for Congress against Ilhan Omar ...x.com · not rated · cited for: context
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