Federal agents search Ilhan Omar's home in fraud probe

Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a DOJ-authorized search warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington-area home early Monday in a criminal probe of her immigration paperwork, the first publicly known enforcement action against the Minnesota congresswoman.

Why it matters: The raid escalates months of public pressure into a live federal case against a sitting House member, and any charges would immediately become a fixture of the midterm campaign.

Data as of Monday, October 12, 2026; the Fox News Digital article was opened and read in full. The warrant execution and the DOJ spokesperson's confirmation are directly quoted; the criminal-fraud framing and the details of the probe rest on the outlet's reporting and its sources close to the investigation, not on official court documents.

Homeland Security Investigations agents raided the Washington-area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., in the early hours of Monday under a search warrant secured by the Justice Department, Fox News Digital reported in an exclusive citing a source familiar with the matter. A DOJ spokesperson confirmed that HSI “executed a judicially authorized search warrant” as part of “an ongoing federal investigation,” and multiple agents wearing HSI jackets were seen outside the home.

The probe centers on a criminal fraud investigation into immigration paperwork filed by Omar’s late father when she was a child, according to two sources close to the investigation. Border czar Tom Homan had said in mid-September that Omar was subject to an ongoing “criminal” investigation. Fox notes the story is developing and no charges have been announced.

Federal agents search Ilhan Omar's home in fraud probe

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