Ilhan Omar Responds to Immigration Fraud Allegations After Federal Search of Home
Federal prosecutors may use DNA evidence and more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas in the probe, the Wall Street Journal reported.
- On October 12, 2026, Homeland Security Investigations agents searched the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar as part of a criminal investigation into potential immigration fraud involving her father and citizenship eligibility.
- The investigation follows longstanding, unsubstantiated allegations that Omar married her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, to secure his immigration status, claims Omar has repeatedly denied as "insane."
- Agents reportedly seized 17 items from her home during the search, though Omar disputed reports that investigators collected DNA evidence, stating, "They have to give you a receipt of the items that are seized."
- Accusing the Trump administration of political targeting, Omar is appealing to supporters for financial assistance, telling supporters, "For everyone who sent five dollars, ten dollars, twenty dollars, that goes a long way."
- The Wall Street Journal reported that more than a dozen federal grand jury subpoenas have been issued, including to members of Omar's family, as prosecutors examine potential immigration fraud using DNA evidence.
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According to US Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, the search of her home last week was clearly intended to "scare the living daylights out of" her. She said this in her first interview since the search. Omar, an outspoken opponent of President Donald Trump, is convinced that he is involved in the criminal investigation against her.
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