POLITICAL GENEALOGY

The Revolving Door Citizenship of Tomi Lahren’s Great-Great-Grandfather

Megan Smolenyak

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How does this keep happening? I’ve researched thousands of family trees, and ones involving documented immigration irregularities are relatively rare. And yet, when digging into the past of anti-immigration politicians and activists, it’s a recurring theme.

Among these is Tomi Lahren, a vocal immigration critic, whose great-great-grandfather, Constantin Dietrich, was indicted for forging his naturalization papers. And now her family is back for a…

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Megan Smolenyak

Genealogical adventurer & storyteller who loves solving mysteries! You may not know me, but chances are you’ve seen my work. (www.MeganSmolenyak.com)