Fox News: Trump says Omar could face jail or deportation

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Rep. Ilhan Omar could face jail in addition to deportation, calling the Minnesota Democrat "a disgrace to our country," Fox News reported.

Trump spoke in the Oval Office during an announcement about a fraud incentive program, answering a question from Fox Business correspondent Edward Lawrence about whether a problem with Omar's age could lead to her deportation. "Well, she could be. She could also go to jail," Trump said. "You know, they keep talking about deportation. No, she could go to jail."

Fox News said the president did not identify a specific criminal charge or present new evidence against Omar. "This is just my opinion," Trump added, calling her "a very dishonest person" who "hates our country."

Fox News said the investigation centers on allegations that Omar or her father misrepresented her birth year on immigration paperwork. The disputed timeline concerns whether she was a minor when her father became a U.S. citizen in 2000 and qualified for citizenship through him, or was already 18 and needed to apply separately.

Federal agents searched Omar's Washington home on October 12 and seized her cellphone and other possessions, Fox News said. Border czar Tom Homan said Saturday that Omar could lose her citizenship and be deported if investigators prove immigration fraud.

Omar has denied wrongdoing. Fox News said she and other Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, have called the investigation political persecution of a prominent Trump critic ahead of the midterm elections.