Federal agents execute search warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington-area home as part of immigration fraud investigation

Agents with Homeland Security Investigations arrived at Omar's Washington-area home beginning around 4:30 a.m. Monday, according to a neighbor who told CNN and NPR she was awakened by loud knocking. CNN reporters on the scene observed agents removing boxes from the home and using a camera to document its condition before departing. The Department of Justice issued a statement confirming agents "executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice," describing it as part of an "ongoing federal criminal investigation" without further detail.

Two sources close to the investigation told Fox News Digital that the search stems from a criminal fraud inquiry into immigration paperwork Omar filled out as a child, which was completed by her late father. NPR separately reported that one current official described the probe as a multi-year investigation that includes whistleblower complaints, and that a former official briefed on the matter said it concerns immigration fraud allegations. The DOJ has not publicly confirmed the specific subject of the investigation.

CNN reported that top Justice Department leadership signed off on the search after deliberations about its timing, and that a federal judge approved the warrant. CNN also noted that department policy bars prosecutors and agents from selecting investigative timing to influence an election, and that special approval procedures apply when a sitting member of Congress is under investigation. The search came with less than 30 days until the midterm election, during which more than 127,000 Minnesotans had already cast ballots, according to CNN's citation of state data.