Federal agents raid Representative Ilhan Omar Washington home in fraud probe

Homeland Security Investigations executed a search warrant at the Washington, D.C., area home of Representative Ilhan Omar early on October 12, 2026. The New York Post, Fox News, and the Daily Mail all reported that federal agents searched the property during a pre-dawn raid. [1][2][4][5]

The enforcement action is tied to an ongoing criminal fraud investigation into the Minnesota lawmaker's immigration documents, according to the New York Post and Fox News. The paperwork in question was completed by her late father when she was a child. A spokesperson for the Department of Justice confirmed to Fox News Digital that federal agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant. [1][2][4]

Border czar Tom Homan previously stated in mid-September that the progressive congresswoman was under a criminal investigation, Fox News reported. Two sources close to the inquiry confirmed details of the probe. [2][4]

Omar has served as the Democratic U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since 2019, after serving in the Minnesota House of Representatives from 2017 to 2019. As FTMQ News reported earlier, her district covers all of Minneapolis and several surrounding suburbs. [6][7]