Rep. Ilhan Omar's phone seized and relatives subpoenaed in criminal probe, AP source says
Federal authorities seized her phone and issued more than a dozen subpoenas as investigators examine possible fraud in her family’s immigration paperwork.
- Federal agents executed a search warrant at Representative Ilhan Omar's Washington-area home on Monday, October 12, as part of a criminal investigation into alleged immigration fraud. The Justice Department issued about a dozen subpoenas to her family members three days prior.
- Investigators are examining whether Omar's family misrepresented her age to secure citizenship, specifically whether she was 17 or 18 when her father applied for naturalization. The age question 'seems to be the key focus now,' officials said.
- The probe aligns with a broader administration strategy to 'maximally pursue' denaturalization cases, targeting 250 filings this year. Vice President JD Vance previously alleged, without evidence, that Omar 'definitely committed immigration fraud.'
- Representative Omar characterized the search as a 'campaign of political intimidation,' while President Donald Trump denied prior knowledge of the raid. Trump stated the government was examining her case 'very carefully,' though he repeated attacks on the congresswoman.
- Omar has not been publicly charged with any crime, and the Justice Department continues investigating the matter. Officials have not confirmed whether the immigration probe connects to separate inquiries into the congresswoman's financial disclosures.
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Federal authorities investigating Representative Ilhan Omar have seized the Minnesota Democrat’s phone and issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of her relatives, according to a person briefed on the probe. The person spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to discuss the ongoing investigation. The New York Times, citing anonymous sources, reported that those subpoenaed include Omar’s sister and at least one…
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Federal prosecutors are examining allegations that Rep. Ilhan Omar made false statements about her age during the immigration process more than two decades ago, a case navigating federal procedural rules, election-season guidelines and tight statutes of limitations. The inquiry focuses on claims that around 2000, Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, claimed to be a minor at […] Legal Hurdles Frame Justice Department Probe Involving Minnesota Rep. Ilhan O…
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