Federal agents raid Omar's home in immigration fraud probe

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 12:32 · Archive

Federal agents seized Rep. Ilhan Omar's phone and other items during a search of her Washington home as part of a criminal investigation.

Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C. home on Monday, seizing her phone, computers and passport. The search was part of a criminal investigation into potential fraud in Omar's immigration paperwork, with authorities examining whether she or her father committed fraud when completing her citizenship application. More than a dozen grand jury subpoenas have been issued, including to some of Omar's relatives, according to a source who spoke to the Associated Press.

Separately, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro announced that her office is investigating Omar's financial disclosures. Her 2025 filing showed assets of between £6 million and £30 million connected to two businesses run by her husband, Tim Mynett, a sharp increase from the prior year's reported valuation of between £15,000 and £51,000. One business, eStCru LLC, a California winery, saw its reported value jump from between £15,000 and £50,000 to between £1 million and £5 million. Rose Lake Capital LLC rose from between £1 and £1,000 to between £5 million and £25 million.

Omar called the search an attempt to target political enemies and weaponise federal law enforcement. Democrats condemned the timing of the raid, weeks before the midterm elections, accusing the administration of pursuing the lawmaker for political purposes.

How it is being reported

• Ilhan Omar's turbulent week explained: The dueling probes that threw the Somali-born progressive into chaosFederal agents raided Ilhan Omar's D.C. home, seizing her phone, computers and passport as part of a criminal probe into immigration fraud.Fox News · 17 Oct, 12:00
• Rep. Ilhan Omar's phone seized and relatives subpoenaed in criminal probe, report saysTrump’s Homeland Security Secretary has suggested that authorities are examining potential crimes related to her family’s immigration paperworkIndependent World · 15 Oct, 22:04

In this story: Ilhan Omar · Homeland Security Investigations · Minnesota · Tim Mynett · Jeanine Pirro · Washington, D.C.

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