Federal agents raided the Washington, DC-area residence of far-left Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) early Monday morning as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into her immigration paperwork.
Fox News Digital reported exclusively that the pre-dawn raid is part of an ongoing criminal fraud investigation into the Somali-born congresswoman’s immigration paperwork, documents filled out by her late father when she was a child.
According to her website, Ilhan Omar arrived in the United States in March 1995, when she was 12 years old. She came with her family as a Somali refugee after spending approximately four years in a refugee camp in Kenya. She became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2000, at age 17.
Multiple agents wearing HSI jackets were observed outside the residence around 6 a.m.
A DOJ spokesperson stated:
“Today in the Washington, D.C., area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice. This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal investigation.”
The confirmation represents a significant escalation in a controversy that has followed the radical Minnesota Democrat for years.
This comes weeks after White House border czar Tom Homan publicly confirmed in mid-September that Omar was the subject of an ongoing “criminal” investigation.
Homan has emphasized that no one is above the law and that denaturalization remains possible in proven cases of immigration fraud.
Omar previously dismissed the probe, telling a reporter that Homan had been “saying some dumb sh*t” and denying she was under investigation or had been contacted by authorities.
This is a major escalation in a case that has dogged Omar for years. Allegations that she married her biological brother, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, in 2009 to secure his immigration status have circulated since at least 2016, supported by reporting on family names, timelines, and sworn statements. Omar has long denied the claims, calling them “disgusting,” and has insisted she is not under investigation.
It can be recalled that Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told conservative media host Benny Johnson on Thursday night that Ilhan Omar did indeed marry her brother and could be deported.
Secretary Mullin confirmed that radical Somali immigrant Omar could be deported during their conversation on the floor of the the RNC National Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas.
The Gateway Pundit has extensively covered Omar’s background, including reporting that her father, Nur Said (also known as Nur Omar Mohamed), was a top propaganda official in Somalia’s genocidal Siad Barre regime before the family entered the U.S. under circumstances that have drawn scrutiny.
House Republicans, including Rep. Nancy Mace, previously sought to subpoena the relevant immigration records; those efforts were blocked. Vice President JD Vance has also said the administration is examining the allegations.
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Feds Raid Ilhan Omar’s DC Home As Immigration Fraud Investigation Heats Up
Federal agents raided the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) early Monday morning as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into the Somali-born congresswoman’s immigration paperwork, according to Fox News.
The pre-dawn operation began around 6 a.m., with multiple agents wearing Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) jackets observed outside the residence. Two sources close to the investigation told Fox News that authorities are examining immigration documents completed by Omar’s late father when she was a child.
The Department of Justice confirmed that federal agents had executed a search warrant.
“Today in the Washington, D.C., area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice. This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal investigation,” a DOJ spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
The DOJ has not publicly disclosed the specific allegations underlying the warrant.
The raid marks a significant escalation in a federal investigation that White House border czar Tom Homan publicly acknowledged last month – and revives longstanding questions surrounding Omar’s immigration and marital history.
Homan Confirmed Criminal Investigation In September
As Jonathan Turley previously noted, Homan confirmed that federal authorities were examining allegations involving the Minnesota Democrat.
The controversy centers in part on longstanding claims that Omar married her brother, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, to facilitate an immigration benefit – allegations Omar has repeatedly denied and which have not been established as fact.
Turley examined whether the allegations could support a fraud case or instead amounted to potentially defamatory accusations, and noted that the statute of limitations could complicate any prosecution involving events dating back many years.
In September, Omar told Fox News that DHS had not contacted her regarding the investigation.
“No, they have not,” she said when asked whether federal authorities had reached out. At the time, Homan declined to disclose whether investigators possessed evidence of immigration or naturalization fraud.
Less than a month later, federal agents have now searched her Washington residence under a warrant obtained by the Justice Department.
Years Of Controversy Over Omar’s Immigration History
Omar, who was born in Somalia and became a naturalized American citizen in 2000, has faced questions about her marital history since before her election to Congress in 2018. The controversy involves her 2009 legal marriage to Elmi, their subsequent separation, and her relationship with Ahmed Hirsi, with whom she had children before their legal marriage.
Critics have questioned the chronology of those relationships and alleged that Elmi was actually Omar’s brother. Omar has consistently rejected the allegation as false and politically motivated.
Monday’s developments raise a separate question: whether investigators are examining discrepancies in the childhood immigration records, the longstanding marital allegations, or some combination of issues.
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