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Representative Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, during a news conference ahead of the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026. Daniel Heuer | Bloomberg | Getty Images Federal authorities on Monday morning raided the Washington, D.C., area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, as part of a criminal fraud investigation into her immigration paperwork filled out by her father, Fox News reported, citing a person familiar with the situation.
Omar, who was born in Somalia and brought to the United States as a child, has been a target of criticism by President Donald Trump . Homeland Security Investigations, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, conducted the raid, Fox News reported. The Department of Justice, in a statement to Fox News, said, "Today in the Washington, D.C., area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice." "This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal investigation," the statement said.
The raid comes less than a month before November's midterm elections. Omar is seeking another term as a representative for Minnesota's Fifth District. CNBC has requested from Omar's office and the DOJ.
This is developing news. Check back for updates.
Source: CNBC
