Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home raided by DHS in fraud probe of immigration paperwork: Report

Business News and FinanceVIEW IN APPMarketsBusinessInvestingTechPoliticsSelectMake ItPolitics & PolicyRep. Ilhan Omar's home raided by DHS in fraud probe of immigration paperwork: ReportPublished Mon, Oct 12 2026 8:49 AM EDTUpdated 10 Min AgoDan Mangan@_DanMangan@in/danmangancnbc/WATCH LIVEKEY POINTS The home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, was raided as part of a criminal investigation into her immigration paperwork, Fox News reported, citing a person familiar with the situation.Omar, who was born in Somalia and brought to the United States as a child, has been targeted in the past for criticism by President Donald Trump.Federal authorities raided the home less than a month before the midterm election. Representative Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, during a news conference ahead of the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesFederal authorities on Monday morning raided the Washington, D.C., area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, as part of a criminal fraud investigation into her immigration paperwork filled out by her father, Fox News reported, citing a person familiar with the situation.

Omar, who was born in Somalia and brought to the United States as a child, has been a target of criticism by President Donald Trump.

Homeland Security Investigations, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, conducted the raid, Fox News reported.

The Department of Justice, in a statement to Fox News, said, "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 statement said.

The raid comes less than a month before November's midterm elections. Omar is seeking another term as a representative for Minnesota's Fifth District.

CNBC has requested from Omar's office and the DOJ.

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