On August 10, 2017, as she was preparing a run for U.S Congress, Ilhan filed for a default divorce from Ahmed Elmi: a default divorce can occur when one spouse attests to be unable to locate the other spouse on whom to serve the papers. Ilhan swore under penalty of perjury that she had zero contact with Ahmed Elmi after June 2011. In November 2019, Omar finally became officially divorced.<ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (November 8, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/33981-muslim-omar-finally-gets-real-divorce-media-uninterested-in-somali-refugee-s-scandals Muslim Omar Finally Gets Real Divorce, Media Uninterested in Somali Refugee’s Scandals ]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 8, 2019.</ref> | On August 10, 2017, as she was preparing a run for U.S Congress, Ilhan filed for a default divorce from Ahmed Elmi: a default divorce can occur when one spouse attests to be unable to locate the other spouse on whom to serve the papers. Ilhan swore under penalty of perjury that she had zero contact with Ahmed Elmi after June 2011. In November 2019, Omar finally became officially divorced.<ref>Kirkwood, R. Cort (November 8, 2019). [https://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/politics/item/33981-muslim-omar-finally-gets-real-divorce-media-uninterested-in-somali-refugee-s-scandals Muslim Omar Finally Gets Real Divorce, Media Uninterested in Somali Refugee’s Scandals ]. ''The New American''. Retrieved November 8, 2019.</ref> |