Federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar

DOJ and HSI conduct search of Rep. Ilhan Omar's home in ongoing federal criminal probe tied to immigration matters.

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Federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar — Photo: Kristie Boyd; U.S. House Office of Photoraphy / Wikimedia Commons (Public domain)

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Oct 12, 2026
HSI searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington-area home early Oct. 12, 2026, under a DOJ warrant in an ongoing federal criminal investigation.
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Oct 17, 2026
HSI executed a judicially authorized search warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home on Oct. 12, 2026; Omar called it an attempt to weaponize federal law enforcement.
Oct 17, 2026
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s lawyers demanded the return of property seized in a federal search of her Washington home, alleging the immigration-fraud investigation was politically motivated.
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Oct 19, 2026
Tom Homan says investigators believe they have a strong case in federal probe of Rep. Ilhan Omar, raising possibility of denaturalization or deportation.
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Trump Calls Omar to Resign, Alleges Immigration Fraud

A Justice Department filing seeking to keep the search warrant for Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home sealed refers to her as Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, reigniting unproven claims that she married her brother to facilitate immigration. Omar has denied the allegation, and the warrant remains sealed while investigators review evidence in an immigration-fraud probe.

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Trump Calls for Omar's Resignation Over Name Dispute

Trump told a Sioux City rally Oct. 22 that Ilhan Omar 'must immediately' resign after a DOJ filing listed her as Ilhan Nur Said Elmi; her spokesperson called it 'completely false.'

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Homan Says Omar Could Face Deportation

Tom Homan says investigators believe they have a strong case in a federal probe of Rep. Ilhan Omar over alleged immigration fraud, and that denaturalization or deportation could be possible if evidence supports it. Omar has not been charged, denies wrongdoing and says the investigation is politically motivated.

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Omar Lawyers Ask Justice Department to Return Seized Home Property

Federal agents seized Rep. Ilhan Omar's phone and passport in an Oct. 12, 2026 search of her DC home; her lawyers call the immigration probe unlawful and demand the property back.

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Politics

Federal Agents Raid Omar's Home in Immigration Probe

HSI searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington-area home early Oct. 12, 2026, under a DOJ warrant in an ongoing federal criminal investigation; no charges reported.

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Here’s What We Know About Ilhan Omar, the Raid at Her Home, and the Allegations

HSI executed a judicially authorized search warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home on Oct. 12, 2026; Omar called it an attempt to "weaponize federal law enforcement."

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DHS Raids Ilhan Omar’s Home Amid Criminal Investigation

HSI agents executed a DOJ-secured search warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar’s D.C.-area home on Oct. 12, 2026, in an ongoing federal criminal investigation.

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