Former Pentagon press secretary and Navy Captain Morgan Murphy says the Biden administration examined Congresswoman Ilhan Omar’s background and claims about arriving in the United States as a refugee. “The Biden administration looked into Omar's background and her claims that she was here as a refugee,” Mr Murphy told News24 host Samara Gill. “She, of course, allegedly was now 18 when she claimed to be a minor. “Republicans have taken up that mantle, and the Department of Justice is looking into it.”