Federal investigators searched the Washington, D.C., residence of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) early Monday, October 12, in a significant development involving a criminal investigation reportedly centered on the Minnesota Democrat’s immigration records.
The operation, first reported by Fox News Digital, involved Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Justice confirmed that federal agents had executed a court-authorized search warrant, although officials have not publicly released a detailed account of the evidence they are seeking.
The search marks a major development in a controversy that has followed Omar for years, with questions about her immigration history repeatedly surfacing in political debates. The precise scope of the investigation, however, remains unclear.
According to Fox News Digital, the investigation concerns immigration paperwork completed by Omar’s late father when she was a child. The Justice Department confirmed the federal enforcement action but did not publicly detail the specific allegations or evidence underlying the search.
