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.
