Rep. Ilhan Omar's DC home raided by DHS as part of probe into Democrat's immigration paperwork

Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home was raided early Monday morning by the Department of Homeland Security as part of an ongoing criminal fraud investigation into the Somali-born congresswoman’s immigration paperwork.

“Today in the Washington, D.C. area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice,” a DOJ spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

“This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal investigation,” the spokesperson added.

5 Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations jackets stand outside the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar during a pre-dawn raid. Fox News Digital 5 Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks during a get out the vote event with Democratic Senate candidate, Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, at Cedar Field Park, Saturday, August 8, 2026. Getty Images

Multiple agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) jackets were seen outside Omar’s Washington, DC home early on Monday, Fox News reported.

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Two sources close to the investigation told the outlet that the raid is part of an investigation into the left-wing Democrat’s immigration documents, which were filled out by her late father when she was a child.

It comes just weeks after Border Czar Tom Homan revealed that Omar was under an ongoing “criminal” investigation. 

Omar has long been dogged by allegations that she married her brother in order to help him secure a US visa or student loans.

5 White House border czar Tom Homan arrives on Air Force One with President Donald Trump at Syracuse Hancock International Airport on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson

Omar and Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, a British citizen, were married in 2009. They divorced in 2017.

The progressive Democrat has also been accused of entering the US in 1995 under a false name or secondary family identity to bypass refugee processing backlogs.

Meanwhile, the controversial lawmaker has faced questions about alleged tax discrepancies, after a 2019 Minnesota state campaign finance board found that she filed joint tax returns with Ahmed Hirsi, the father of her children, in 2014 and 2015 — while she was still legally married to her first husband.

5 Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), left, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal speak to the media on July 24, 2026. REUTERS

Omar has consistently denied that Elmi is her brother, branding the claims as baseless bigotry.

She said she entered into a religious marriage with Hirsi in 2002, but they later separated and she legally married Elmi in 2009.

The congresswoman said she and Elmi separated two years later, in 2011, before she reconciled with Hirsi.

5 Rep. Ilhan Omar, left, stands with her husband Tim Mynett as they listen to Wisconsin Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong during a campaign rally on Sunday, August 2, 2026, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Getty Images

She and Elmi were legally divorced in 2017.

In May, JD Vance announced that the DOJ, alongside federal immigration authorities, was reviewing potential instances of immigration fraud and family financial disclosures.

This followed an April amendment to Omar’s federal financial disclosures that adjusted reported asset values.

The HSI is the main investigative arm of Homeland Security, with a scope that includes investigating cross-border crime and global threats, including human trafficking, child sexual exploitation, drug smuggling, and cybercrime.

No formal criminal charges or court filings have been brought against Omar to date, while her legal counsel and spokespeople maintain that her naturalization process and financial disclosures fully comply with federal law.

The Department of Homeland Security was approached for more information about the raid. 

Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations jackets stand outside the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar during a pre-dawn raid. Fox News Digital Rep. Ilhan Omar speaks during a get out the vote event with Democratic Senate candidate, Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, at Cedar Field Park, Saturday, August 8, 2026. Getty Images White House border czar Tom Homan arrives on Air Force One with President Donald Trump at Syracuse Hancock International Airport on Friday, Oct. 9, 2026. AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN), left, and Rep. Pramila Jayapal speak to the media on July 24, 2026. REUTERS Rep. Ilhan Omar, left, stands with her husband Tim Mynett as they listen to Wisconsin Gubernatorial candidate Francesca Hong during a campaign rally on Sunday, August 2, 2026, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Getty Images