联邦特工于周一上午搜查了奥马尔位于华盛顿特区的住所，当时她和丈夫蒂姆·迈内特正在家中。调查人员没收了她的手机、笔记本、个人电脑和护照。
Federal agents searched Omar's Washington, DC, residence on Monday morning while she and her husband, Tim Mynett, were at home. Investigators seized her cellphone, notebooks, personal computers and passport.
美国联邦调查人员正在审查民主党众议员伊尔汗·奥马尔是否通过涉嫌虚假陈述获得了美国公民身份。目前，有关其华盛顿住所被搜查以及个人物品被没收的新细节浮出水面。这项调查可能对这位明尼苏达州议员产生严重后果，而她此前多次否认有任何不当行为。
US federal investigators are examining whether Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar obtained American citizenship through alleged misrepresentation, with new details emerging about a search of her Washington home and the seizure of her personal belongings. The investigation could have serious consequences for the Minnesota lawmaker, who has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
此次搜查是联邦政府针对潜在移民欺诈行为调查的一部分。《华尔街日报》援引熟悉此案的美国官员及其他人士的说法称，特朗普政府最终的目标是撤销奥马尔的美国公民身份并将其驱逐出境。
The search is part of a federal investigation into potential immigration fraud. The WSJ, citing US officials and others familiar with the case, reported that the Trump administration ultimately aims to revoke Omar's American citizenship and deport her.
《纽约邮报》报道称，明尼苏达州美国检察官办公室正在主导与移民相关的调查，而华盛顿美国检察官让妮娜·皮罗的办公室则正在另行审查奥马尔及其丈夫的财务状况。
The Minnesota US Attorney's Office is leading the immigration-related investigation, while the office of US Attorney Jeanine Pirro in Washington is separately examining the finances of Omar and her husband, The New York Post reported.
奥马尔已驳斥这些指控，其办公室指责唐纳德·特朗普总统因其政治观点而针对这位众议员。
Omar has dismissed the allegations, with her office accusing President Donald Trump of targeting the congresswoman because of her political views.
“特朗普总统非常希望消除国会中最具影响力的进步派声音之一。此举毫无根据。”她的办公室周三向《华尔街日报》发表声明称。为何特朗普政府要调查奥马尔？
"President Trump would love to eliminate one of the most effective progressive voices in Congress. There is no basis for this," her office said in a statement to The Journal on Wednesday. WHY IS THE TRUMP ADMIN INVESTIGATING OMAR?
这项移民调查的核心问题是：奥马尔是否通过其父亲努尔·奥马尔·穆罕默德，以虚报年龄的方式不当获得了美国公民身份。
The immigration investigation centres on whether Omar improperly obtained US citizenship through her father, Nur Omar Mohamed, by misrepresenting her age.
奥马尔称，她于2000年通过父亲的归化程序成为美国公民。根据适用于归化公民特定子女的公民身份规定，是否符合资格可能取决于在满足相关条件时，该人是否仍为未成年人。
Omar has said she became an American citizen in 2000 through her father's naturalisation. Under the rules governing citizenship for certain children of naturalised citizens, eligibility can depend on whether the individual is still a minor when the relevant conditions are met.
调查正在核实奥马尔在当时是否已年满年龄，从而有资格获得该项福利。报道中引用的记录显示，这位女国会议员可能的出生年份有两个：1981年和1982年。两种记录都将她的生日列为10月4日。
The investigation is examining whether Omar was old enough to qualify for that benefit at the time. Records cited in reports give two possible birth years for the congresswoman: 1981 and 1982. Both list her birthday as October 4.
如果奥马尔出生于1981年，那么在她父亲于2000年成为美国公民时，她年仅19岁。这将引发疑问：她是否有权以未成年人的身份，通过父亲的归化程序获得公民身份？如果她出生于1982年，那么当时她只有17岁。
If Omar was born in 1981, she would have been 19 when her father became a US citizen in 2000. That would raise questions about whether she qualified for citizenship through his naturalisation as a minor. If she was born in 1982, she would have been 17 at the time.
然而，仅凭这一差异并不能证明奥马尔存在移民欺诈行为。调查人员需要证据来确定她是否谎报年龄，或是否有意隐瞒与公民身份相关的信息。
However, the discrepancy alone does not establish that Omar committed immigration fraud. Investigators would need evidence to determine whether she misrepresented her age or knowingly concealed information relevant to her citizenship.
《新闻日报》周四报道称，国土安全调查局（HSI）的官员在拜登政府执政期间已收到有关这一所谓差异的信息。当时，由于证据不足，官员们决定不进一步追究此事。
The Journal reported on Thursday that Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officials had received information about the alleged discrepancy during the Biden administration. Officials decided against pursuing the matter at the time because of insufficient evidence.
此案可能导致驱逐出境的方式：美国法律允许政府寻求撤销通过非法手段获得的公民身份，包括在归化过程中故意提供虚假信息或隐瞒重要事实。这一程序被称为“取消公民身份”，与“驱逐出境”不同。取消公民身份旨在剥夺个人的公民身份，而驱逐出境则是根据移民法将非公民驱逐出美国。
HOW THE CASE COULD LEAD TO DEPORTATION US law allows the government to seek the revocation of citizenship obtained through illegal means, including deliberate misrepresentation or the concealment of material facts during the naturalisation process. This process, known as denaturalisation, is different from deportation. Denaturalisation seeks to remove a person's citizenship, while deportation involves removing a non-citizen from the United States under immigration law.
如果政府成功证明奥马尔的公民身份是非法获得的，她可能会被剥夺该身份。任何后续的驱逐出境都将取决于适用的移民法律及司法程序。
If the government successfully establishes that Omar's citizenship was unlawfully obtained, it could seek to strip her of that status. Any subsequent deportation would depend on the applicable immigration laws and legal proceedings.
这一区别至关重要，因为涉嫌不当行为并不会自动导致公民身份失效。政府必须证明存在取消公民身份的合法依据，而相关个人也可以在法庭上对案件提出抗辩。
The distinction is important because allegations of wrongdoing do not automatically invalidate citizenship. The government must establish the legal grounds for denaturalisation, and the individual concerned can contest the case in court.
特朗普政府最近决定对40名美国公民启动剥夺其公民身份的程序；这些公民被指控犯有从税务欺诈、儿童性虐待到为中国从事间谍活动等各种罪行。根据相关法律，涉及公民身份欺诈的案件的诉讼时效为10年，而民事性质的剥夺公民身份诉讼则不受此时间限制。关于奥玛尔的出生年份，此前已有公开质疑。
The Trump administration has recently moved to pursue denaturalisation against 40 American citizens accused of offences ranging from tax fraud and child sexual abuse material offences to spying for China. Naturalisation fraud offences generally carry a 10-year statute of limitations, while civil denaturalisation proceedings are not subject to the same time limit. QUESTIONS OVER OMAR'S BIRTH YEAR Questions about Omar's date of birth have surfaced publicly before.
《纽约邮报》报道称，2019年春季，奥马尔首次当选美国众议院议员后不久，她的团队联系了明尼苏达州立法参考图书馆、美国国会传记数据库以及维基百科，要求将她的出生年份记录为1982年而非1981年。
The New York Post reported that, in the spring of 2019, shortly after Omar was first elected to the US House of Representatives, her staff contacted the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress and Wikipedia to request that her birth year be recorded as 1982 rather than 1981.
早在2018年秋季，奥马尔的竞选团队曾向美联社表示，她没有出生证明，因为她的家人因索马里的长期内战而流离失所。
Earlier, in the autumn of 2018, Omar's campaign had told The Associated Press that she did not have a birth certificate because her family had been displaced by Somalia's long-running civil war.
伊尔汉·奥马尔是谁？奥马尔是一名民主党议员，代表明尼苏达州在美国众议院任职，是国会中最具影响力的进步派立法者之一。她也是被称为“Squad”的左翼民主党议员团体的一员。
WHO IS ILHAN OMAR? Omar, a Democrat representing Minnesota in the US House of Representatives, is one of the most prominent progressive lawmakers in Congress. She is also a member of the group of left-wing Democratic representatives commonly known as the “Squad”.
奥马尔出生于索马里，她的家庭在20世纪90年代初的内战期间逃离该国，先在肯尼亚生活，后于1995年抵达美国。她表示自己12岁时以难民身份来到美国。她的父亲于2020年因感染新冠病毒并发症去世。
Born in Somalia, Omar's family fled the country during its civil war in the early 1990s and spent time in Kenya before arriving in the United States in 1995. She has said she was 12 when she came to America as a refugee. Her father died from complications related to COVID-19 in 2020.
在移民、外交政策等议题上，奥马尔经常与特朗普及其盟友发生冲突。因此，针对她公民身份的调查不仅引发了法律层面的关注，也反映了总统与其进步派对手之间的政治对立。
Omar has frequently clashed with Trump and his allies over immigration, foreign policy and other issues. The investigation into her citizenship has therefore drawn attention beyond the legal questions, given the wider political conflict between the president and his progressive opponents.
特朗普周一表示，他与该调查“毫无关系”。尽管如此，他仍然攻击奥马尔，称她是一个“完全腐败”的政客和“可怕的人”。
Trump said on Monday that he had "nothing to do" with the investigation. He nevertheless attacked Omar, calling her a "totally crooked" politician and "a terrible person". "Just a complainer," he told reporters.
“她只是个抱怨者，”他对记者说。“她来自一个非国家的国家。然后她来到这里，抱怨我们的宪法。”
"She comes from a country that is a non-country. And then she comes over here, and she complains about our Constitution."