Vance says Ilhan Omar 'definitely' committed immigration fraud and nobody looked into it until Trump

WASHINGTON, DC: Vice President JD Vance alleged that Ilhan Omar “definitely committed immigration fraud,” signaling that the White House is exploring possible legal action.

Speaking in an interview with Benny Johnson on Friday, March 27, Vance said officials are now examining potential remedies and investigative steps, while also raising broader concerns about alleged fraud networks linked to Omar’s community connections.

JD Vance discusses legal options over Ilhan Omar allegations

Pressed on the issue, Vance made one of his strongest claims yet against Omar.

“We actually think that Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America,” he said.

He added that discussions are already underway at the highest levels, revealing, “I talked to Stephen Miller about this actually recently. We’re trying to look at what the remedies are.”

Vance emphasized that the administration is still working through the legal pathway, saying, “That’s the thing that we’re trying to figure out, 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?”

He framed the issue as one of accountability, adding that the goal is “to get some justice for the American people.”

Vance also linked Omar to broader concerns, stating, “There’s a related issue. She has been at the center of a lot of the worst fraudsters in the Somalian community.”

While he stopped short of making a definitive claim on her awareness, he said, “Do I know that Ilhan Omar was aware that the Quality Learning Center was defrauding the American people? I’m not certain of it. But we at least need to investigate it.”

He stressed the need for scrutiny, arguing, “If people can commit wrongdoing without even the fear that they’re going to be found out, that’s a fundamental problem.”

He also questioned why such issues were not examined earlier, adding, “Why was nobody looking into it until, frankly, Donald Trump came along?”

JD Vance addresses Joe Rogan's remarks

In the same conversation, Vance also addressed criticism about deportation policies, pushing back against remarks attributed to Joe Rogan.

“I’m going to text Joe because that is definitely wrong,” Vance said, after being told Rogan claimed previous administrations were better at deportations.

Explaining his stance, Vance argued, “When you look at the deportation numbers that go back to the Obama administration, they would count somebody who showed up at the border, and they turned away as a deportation.”

He contrasted that with current policy, saying, “What we’re talking about is interior deportations. We’re taking the flood of people that Joe Biden led into our country and getting them out.”

He went further, asserting, “We’ve been the best administration in American history at deporting illegal aliens,” while acknowledging, “The problem is we also followed the worst administration at letting them in.”

Ending on a lighter note, Vance laughed off another jab raised during the interview, responding to claims that “MAGA is full of dorks” by saying, “I think we have many, many fewer dorks than the far left, but everybody’s got some dorks. We love our dorks.”