Ilhan Omar unbothered by Nancy Mace plan to bar foreign-born lawmakers

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., seemed unbothered when asked about the GOP’s newly proposed resolution banning anyone born abroad from serving in Congress.

“Good luck to her,” Omar told Fox News Digital when asked for his thoughts on the potential legislation.

Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., announced Wednesday that she is proposing a constitutional amendment that would require any member of Congress, federal judge or Senate-confirmed official to be a natural-born citizen. This amendment would impose the same natural-born citizen standard required for presidents and vice presidents of the United States.

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Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., spoke to reporters following a briefing by Trump administration officials on U.S. strikes against Iran at the U.S. Capitol March 3, 2026 in Washington, DC. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Omar was one of three targets Mace specifically highlighted when she posted to X on Wednesday to announce her “long overdue” new joint resolution. Omar was born in Somalia and became a naturalized citizen in 2000.

“Ilhan Omar. Shri Thanedar. Pramila Jayapal,” Mace posted on

There are currently 26 members of Congress who are not natural-born citizens: 19 Democrats and seven Republicans.

Omar told Fox News Digital that she is not concerned that this legislation has the means to pass.

“If you hold power in the United States government, you must be a natural-born American citizen,” Mace told Fox News Digital in a statement. “For too long, we have allowed foreign-born members to occupy seats in this government, while making it clear that their loyalties are not there. We see it every day.”

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., rejected a proposed constitutional amendment from Rep. Nancy Mace, R-S.C., that would ban foreign-born people from serving in Congress. (Angelina Katsanis/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Win McNamee/Getty Images)

Changing the Constitution is no easy task, as it requires approval by two-thirds of the House and Senate before additional ratification by three-quarters of the U.S. states.

The proposal has yet to enjoy broad public support from House Republican leadership or any other significant group of Republican co-sponsors.

Omar was also asked about Rep. Randy Fine’s, R-Fla., “Disqualifying Dual Loyalty Act,” which he introduced in October. This legislation would prohibit anyone with dual citizenship of another country from serving in Congress. This would require individuals to renounce their foreign citizenship in order to serve or be considered for Congress.

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Representative Randy Fine, Republican of Florida, stands in front of the United States Capitol in Washington, DC, December 18, 2025. (Graeme Sloan/Bloomberg)

“Who is it?” Omar responded when asked about Fine’s bill.

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“I think it’s a fair argument to say that you can only pledge allegiance to one country, and if you’re in Congress, that allegiance should be to America,” Fine said in a statement. “This bill ensures that those who make laws for our citizens are themselves fully committed to our country, not divided down the middle.”

Fine’s legislation has not shown significant movement in Congress since it was referred to the House Judiciary Committee last year.