Federal agents raid Ilhan Omar's home in immigration fraud probe

Summarised from 2 outlets · 3 reports · Updated 16 Oct, 03:27 · Archive

Homeland Security Investigations raided the home of US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar as part of a criminal investigation into her immigration paperwork.

Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents raided the Washington, D.C. home of Representative Ilhan Omar as part of a criminal investigation into her immigration paperwork. The search reportedly resulted in federal authorities seizing her cellphone and passport. Subpoenas were subsequently issued to multiple family members, including Omar's sister Sahra Noor.

Omar's husband, Tim Mynett, a political consultant, insisted he has 'no concerns' about the investigation. He told Fox News Digital: 'My wife came here when she was 12 years old as a child war refugee.' Omar claims she obtained citizenship automatically through her father's naturalization when she was 17 years old, five years after leaving Somalia.

Reports indicate that Omar's congressional staff helped adjust her birth year from 1981 to 1982 in the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library and other sources such as Wikipedia and media outlets. This altered birthdate remained published throughout her time in Minnesota's House and for months into her time serving in Congress. If she was born in 1981, she would have been 18 at the time of her father's naturalization, potentially affecting the validity of her citizenship status.

How it is being reported

• Ilhan Omar’s husband snaps over allegations she fled US after DC home was raided by fedsTim Mynett, husband of Rep. Ilhan Omar, dismissed rumors that she fled the US after federal agents raided her home in an immigration fraud probe.New York Post · 16 Oct, 03:12
• Ilhan Omar's husband snaps over rumors she fled US after federal immigration fraud raidTim Mynett was spotted at the couple's D.C. home as HSI's fraud investigation into Ilhan Omar's immigration paperwork intensifies with new subpoenas.Fox News · 15 Oct, 21:10
• Ilhan Omar’s husband insists he has ‘no concerns’ amid federal immigration investigationTim Mynett says he has "no concerns" after HSI agents raided his and Ilhan Omar's D.C. home as subpoenas reach multiple family members nearby.Fox News · 14 Oct, 15:20

In this story: Ilhan Omar · Tim Mynett · Homeland Security Investigations · Sahra Noor · Nur Omar Mohamed · Washington, D.C. · Minnesota · Somalia

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