DOJ Tried To Turn Bodyguard Seeking Green Card Into Informant In Case Against Rep. Ilhan Omar, Lawyer Says

Apparently, the Trump administration’s agenda to bring down Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar began long before it sent ICE operatives to the congresswoman’s home to seize whatever materials it thinks will aid in its investigation of her immigration paperwork and unfounded rumors that she married her brother to get him a green card. In fact, earlier this year, federal prosecutors filed a short-lived felony charge against a man who briefly served as Omar’s bodyguard, whom they accused of lying to the government under oath.

According to The New York Times, in February, the U.S. Department of Justice sent a letter to Abdullahi Mohamed, notifying him that he was under criminal investigation for lying to a government official under oath, a crime punishable by up to five years in prison. In April, the DOJ indicted Mohamed — who holds Somali and British citizenships, and had applied for a green card after marrying a U.S. citizen in Minnesota — after accusing him of making false statements during an October 2025 interview with an immigration official.

According to his lawyer, Bruce Rivers, during the interview, his client was asked a handful of questions that are not standard, including whether he had worked on behalf of the Somali government while in the U.S., and whether he had “any interactions with any government officials or politicians in the United States.” Rivers told the Times that his client, who he said had a limited understanding of English, answered no to both questions, despite briefly serving as part of Omar’s security detail during an overseas trip.

Ultimately, Mohamed’s green card application was denied, which the Times noted was to be expected if the government decides an applicant was lying, but what isn’t normal is a situation like that leading to criminal charges.

Well, according to Rivers, it was never about holding Mohamed criminally responsible for anything; it was about making him a snitch in the government’s effort to prosecute Omar for, well, whatever it could.

From the Times:

In March, federal prosecutors in Minneapolis invited Mr. Mohamed to a meeting known as a proffer, and it became clear why investigators had zeroed in on him and why top prosecutors had been assigned to a seemingly simple case, Mr. Rivers said. During such sessions, law enforcement officials ask people under criminal investigation questions after promising immunity for any incriminating statements they might make. Proffers often pave the way for plea deals and agreements to serve as a cooperating witness in a case against a higher-profile defendant.

The main focus of the meeting was Ms. Omar, according to Mr. Rivers, who was present. The investigators asked Mr. Mohamed about Ms. Omar’s immigration journey from Somalia and her marital history, which includes a 2009 marriage that became the source of rumors about possible immigration fraud.

They also asked whether he had knowledge of a $10,000 payment involving Ms. Omar and a brother of Mr. Mohamed, which Mr. Rivers said the investigators described as a possible bribe. Court records do not shed light on the government’s theory about that payment, and officials declined to answer questions about it.

Rivers told the Times that the Justice Department spent months trying to turn Mohamed into an informant to bolster its case against Omar, whatever that was, and that he and his client were told repeatedly that the case against Omar was “100 percent being run by 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.,” which he said was strange, to say the least.

“I’ve never seen anything like this in my almost 28 years practicing law in federal court,” he said.

But the government’s weird fishing expedition went nowhere, and, in September, the charge against Mohamed was dropped.

So, yeah, this administration has been out to get Omar for a while now, and it’s worth noting that neither President Donald Trump nor anyone in his administration has presented any non-convoluted reasoning for why they suspect Omar has done anything wrong or illegal at all.

It’s almost as if it’s just weaponized hate at the highest level.

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