Federal Agents Execute Search Warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington-Area Home
Federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations, the investigative arm of ICE, executed a court-authorized search warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington-area home on Monday, October 12, 2026. The Department of Justice confirmed the search was part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation. Omar, a Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota, said the raid was politically motivated and vowed she would "not be silenced."
Agents arrived at Omar's home at approximately 4:30 a.m., according to NPR, which spoke with a neighbor who described vans and agents wearing gloves moving to and from the residence. The DOJ confirmed in a statement that Homeland Security Investigations agents "executed a judicially authorized search warrant" as part of an ongoing federal investigation. President Trump stated he was not involved in the investigation.
NPR and Fox News both reported, citing current and former federal officials and sources close to the investigation, that the probe is multi-year in scope and centers on allegations related to immigration fraud in paperwork filled out by Omar's late father when she was a child. The investigation also involves whistleblower complaints, according to NPR. Omar has been a U.S. citizen for 26 years, having come to the United States as a child refugee from Somalia, and has repeatedly denied all allegations of immigration fraud.
In a post on X, Omar wrote: "Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation." Fellow Squad members Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, as well as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Sen. Bernie Sanders, issued statements condemning the search as an abuse of power. Jeffries described it as "corrupt weaponization of the federal government."