President Trump says Congresswoman Ilhan Omar could face prison amid immigration probe
US President Donald Trump has said that Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, could face prison as well as deportation as federal authorities investigate questions surrounding her immigration records. Asked at the Oval Office whether Omar could be deported if there is a problem with her age, Trump said: “Well, she could be. She could also go to jail.” “You know, they keep talking about deportation. No, she could go to jail. This is just my opinion,” he said. Trump called Omar “a disgrace to our country” and accused her of hating the US, while making derogatory remarks about Somalia, her country of birth. “This is just my opinion -- I think she's a sick, a very dishonest person who hates our country,” he said. “And she comes from a country that is essentially not even a country. Somalia. It's a real s***house, OK?” The remarks came during an event announcing a fraud-tip incentive programme and follow a recent federal search of Omar’s Wash...