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Federal Agents Raid Omar's Home in Immigration Fraud Probe
Confirmed
In Short: According to sources familiar with the probe, investigators are examining the immigration forms filled out by Omar's father and the marriage that critics claim was part of an immigration scheme.
U.S. federal agents raided the Washington, D.C., home of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar on Monday as part of a criminal investigation into possible immigration fraud, according to reports from Daily Sabah (Türkiye) and Indiatoday (India).
Daily Sabah (Türkiye) reported that the raid was part of an investigation into Omar's immigration paperwork, while Indiatoday (India) noted that the probe involves Omar's late father's immigration forms completed when she was a child.
Both publications agree that federal agents executed a search warrant at Omar's home, seizing her cellphone and other belongings.
The raid, which took place early Monday morning, was carried out by agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), according to Daily Sabah (Türkiye) and Indiatoday (India).
In a separate interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson, Vance said without offering evidence that 'we actually think that Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America,' as reported by Daily Sabah (Türkiye).
For years, Omar has faced accusations that her 2009 marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, whom critics allege was her brother, was part of an immigration scheme, as reported by Florida’s Voice.
Omar's spokesperson told TMZ that the raid by Trump's DHS is an 'outrageous abuse of power and an unprecedented escalation in the weaponization of federal law enforcement to target political enemies,' as reported by Indiatoday (India).
Omar responded in a statement on X, saying, 'I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement,' as reported by NBC News and Fox23.
The probe is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation, reportedly into immigration paperwork, according to NewsCord.
Homan confirmed on 'The Sunday Briefing' that the Department of Homeland Security is looking into allegations involving Rep. Ilhan Omar, but would not disclose details about what he described as an 'ongoing criminal investigation,' as reported by Fox News.
Omar became a naturalized American citizen in the year 2000, according to Breitbart.
The raid on Omar’s home is related to an immigration fraud investigation, with rumors circulating that the probe centers on whether the congresswoman lied about her age when immigrating to the United States in 1995, as reported by Breitbart.
What this adds
According to sources familiar with the probe, investigators are examining the immigration forms filled out by Omar's father and the marriage that critics claim was part of an immigration scheme.
Background
Federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) raided Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C., home on Monday, as part of a criminal investigation into her immigration status.
Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C., home as part of a criminal investigation.
What's confirmed
- U.S. federal agents searched on Monday the home of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Muslim lawmaker for the state of Minnesota and frequent target of Trump administration criticism, as part of a criminal investigation, media reports said.
- In a separate interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson, Vance said without offering evidence that "we actually think that Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America."
- US Representative Ilhan Omar’s home in Washington, DC was raided in the early morning hours of Monday, 12 October by federal agents wearing Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) jackets, FoxNews.com reports.
- Federal agents reportedly searched the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) early on Monday in connection with an investigation into possible immigration fraud, multiple news outlets reported.
- One of the people familiar with the probe said the search is part of a yearslong criminal investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. attorney in Minneapolis and the Department of Justice.
- “I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement,” Omar said in a statement on X later.
- Two sources familiar with the probe told Fox News Digital that investigators are examining immigration paperwork completed by Omar's late father when she was a child.
- Federal immigration agents raided the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) early Monday morning as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
- “Federal authorities seized a cellphone belonging to Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., during a Monday raid on her Washington, D.C., home as part of a criminal fraud investigation into her immigration paperwork,” Fox News Digital reports.
- This week, agents with the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) unit raided Omar’s Washington, DC, residence after a federal judge approved a search warrant.
- "This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation," the department said.
- Agents wearing Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) jackets arrived outside Omar’s Washington, DC, home to execute a search warrant and were later observed removing belongings early Monday on the quiet residential street.
What's still developing
- Trump in February said that Omar and Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, who is also Muslim, should be "institutionalized" and sent back to "where they came from."
- The pair broke up in 2011 under what Ms. Omar called a Muslim “faith tradition,” but they did not formally divorce until 2017.
- The chairman of the House Oversight Committee is vowing to pursue a contempt vote against financier Leon Black for refusing testimony in the Jeffrey Epstein probe and calling on the Trump administration to release any evidence showing whether Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar broke immigration laws and should be expelled from Congress.
- Mullin explained that lying about certain things on an immigration application can result in deportation, and there's no expiration for that.
- There is a denaturalization process for cases of proven immigration fraud, Homan said, characterizing it as "very serious."
- Along with the immigration probe into Omar, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro revealed this week that her office has opened a financial investigation into the congresswoman, perhaps picking up an investigation that the Biden administration had started into her reported multimillion-dollar net worth.
- Fox News Digital now reports that HSI agents have seized Omar’s phone, in addition to the DOJ issuing subpoenas to the congresswoman’s relatives.
- "This is a ridiculous lie and desperate attempt to distract from the pedophile protection party’s unpopular war of choice, increasing gas prices, and rapidly dropping polling numbers," McNutt said of the vice president’s allegations and comments.
- "You guys are annoying the hell out of all the neighbors around here, man," he told Fox News Digital when approached about the developments this week, including President Donald Trump weighing in on the saga.
- Published 12 Oct 2026, 16:38 UTC Updated 15 Oct 2026, 21:01 UTC This article is an automated aggregation of coverage from news outlets.
- But Democrats held firm, as some noted that HSI, along with Customs and Border Protection, plays a role in immigration enforcement.
- It comes as Republicans face an uphill battle to retain control of the House and after President Donald Trump has criticized Omar for years and publicly accused her of immigration fraud.