George Santos’ mother 9 11: Immigration documents show the congresswoman’s mother, Fatima DeVolder, was not in New York City on 9/11

New York — As a growing chorus of voices continues to call on New York Congressman George Santos to step down, new evidence obtained by ABC News sheds light on one of his controversial allegations.

ABC News obtained documents showing that Rep. Santos’ mother Fatima Devolder was not in New York during the 9/11 attacks as previously claimed.

The documents were first reported by The Forward and The Washington Post. It was acquired by Alex Calzareth, who requested it under the Freedom of Information Act and provided it to ABC News and other outlets.

According to the documents, Santos’ mother applied for a replacement green card in February 2003 from the US Consulate in Brazil. On the form, she signed a statement saying she had not been in the United States since June 1999, which put her outside the United States during the September 11 attacks.

The news is the latest revelation in a growing number of challenges to the congressman’s allegations in recent days.

Another protest on Wednesday called on the embattled Republican congressman to resign.

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The rally at LaGuardia Airport urged officials to revoke Santos’ passport because protesters, including Nassau County legislator Josh Lavazan, say Santos poses a flight risk.

Santos is facing federal and state investigations after he admitted to “plasticizing” his resume, fabricating details of his work experience and education, including claiming he attended Baruch College. he did not do.

In a newly surfaced radio interview, Santos was heard falsely claiming that he not only attended Baruch, but was a star volleyball player there.

“Look, I sacrificed my knee and replaced my knee very well from playing volleyball,” Santos said in the interview. “That’s how serious the match is.”

Critics also accuse Santos of misrepresenting himself as Jewish.

A former roommate says Santos often uses two names while raising money for his nonprofit animal rescue organization.

“Zabrovsky was used in Friends of Pets United,” Gregory Morey Parker told GoFundMe. And he used to say: O Jews, they will give more if you are a Jew.

There is no evidence that a non-profit organization ever existed.

Meanwhile, says a disabled veteran from New Jersey Santos took thousands of dollars that was donated to save a dying service dog.

In 2016, Richard Osthoff said, Santos claimed to be Anthony Devolder who started a GoFundMe to rescue a veteran service dog, Sapphire, who was suffering from a tumor. Osthoff said Santos didn’t skimp on cash and the dog died.

As for another New York congressman, Democrat Richie Torres is asking The Federal Election Commission is investigating how Santos financed his campaign.

He reportedly lent more than $700,000 to the campaign after earning just $55,000 two years earlier.

“Mr. Santos either illegally coordinated with the independent spending, or he received an illegal campaign contribution,” Torres said.

Santos did not respond to the complaint sent to the Federal Election Commission.

Despite all the chaos surrounding the congressman, on Wednesday, the Republican leadership appointed Santos to two House committees.

Low profile committees: the Committee on Science, Space and Technology and the Small Business Committee.