US LAWMAKER ILHAN OMAR’S DC HOME RAIDED BY FEDERAL AGENTS

Mon 12 October 2026:

Federal law enforcement authorities raided the Washington, DC residence of Democratic US Rep. Ilhan Omar early Monday amid an investigation into her immigration records, US network Fox News reported.

Federal personnel executed the court-approved operation around 6 am local time (1000GMT), centering on a criminal fraud inquiry concerning immigration documents completed during the childhood of the Democratic lawmaker, who was born in the Horn of Africa nation of Somalia.

“Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice,” a department spokesperson told Fox News, underlining that the raid is part of an ongoing federal investigation.

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) and the Department of Homeland Security led the operation with Justice Department involvement.

Neither Omar nor her congressional office has issued an immediate public statement since the morning search.

The action follows remarks by US Border Czar Tom Homan, who publicly acknowledged an active criminal probe concerning the Minnesota lawmaker in mid-September.

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Tensions have escalated between Omar and US President Donald Trump over regional law enforcement, including an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) initiative in Minnesota. Trump has repeatedly linked the measures to fraud accusations involving the state’s Somali community while targeting Omar’s background and citizenship.

Omar is currently running for reelection and the search warrant was executed only weeks before the midterms.

Department policy also bars prosecutors and investigative agents from selecting timing in an investigation so that it would influence an election.

The Department also has special policies requiring additional approvals within the Justice Department when investigations involve a member of Congress, and the Constitution provides additional protections for members of Congress around their papers and communications that relate to their legislative work.

While authorities have not said what prompted the search, administration officials have previously indicated that she was facing an investigation.

Omar was born in Somalia and grew up at the peak of that country’s civil war. She fled to the US as a teenager and later became a US citizen. She was first elected to Congress in 2018 and became part of the “Squad,” a group of female women of color congresswomen known for pushing for progressive causes.

Since joining Congress, she has been the target of racist vitriol, including from Trump, who called Omar “garbage” last year and said Somalis should “go back to where they came from.”

Her home district in Minnesota was the target of an expansive immigration-enforcement campaign earlier this year that led to violent clashes between protesters and immigration authorities and the fatal shootings of two US citizens who were protesting the administration’s immigration surge.

Top administration officials, including Homeland Security Secretary Mullin, have accused Omar of marrying her brother to help bring him into the United States. They have provided no proof of this claim.

SOURCE: INDEPENDENT PRESS AND NEWS AGENCIES

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