Feds Raid Ilhan Omar's DC Home Amid Ongoing Criminal Investigation

Federal agents executed a search warrant at the Washington, D.C. home of Rep. Ilhan Omar early Monday morning, removing boxes from the residence. A source told The Post that such an action signifies that law enforcement has amassed compelling evidence of criminal activity and is nearing the end of a lengthy investigation.

"A federal judge saw something that said, we believe there's evidence of a crime that will be found in that house," former assistant U.S. attorney Jonathan Fahey told The Post. "To get to the point of searching a home, you've developed a case for a fairly decent period of time."

The Department of Justice confirmed the raid, stating, "Today in the Washington, DC 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."

Sources close to the investigation suggested that the search may be related to long-standing, unverified claims that Omar misrepresented her age to obtain U.S. citizenship. Omar claims she received automatic U.S. citizenship in 2000 at age 17, which was granted to minor-age children of naturalized parents. Her father fled to the U.S. from Somalia in 1995.

In 2019, a constituent raised concerns that Omar was actually older than she claimed when she naturalized, pointing to state documents at the time. Shortly after these claims gained traction, Omar's official birth year on the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library's website was reportedly changed from 1981 to 1982. Congressional records now list her birth year as 1982, making her 17 at the time of naturalization.

One source indicated that naturalization fraud carries a ten-year statute of limitations. However, if Omar continued to use a misrepresented birth year on documents such as passport renewals or loan applications, the statute of limitations could reset. The involvement of Homeland Security Investigations suggests the case is specifically related to immigration matters.

Fahey noted that for a judge to sign off on a search warrant for an issue potentially dating back decades, there must be probable cause and evidence of the crime present in the home.

Omar, who has never publicly produced a birth certificate, citing its destruction during the conflict in her native country, stated on social media following the raid, "I will not be silenced" and called the action "an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement."

The raid occurred weeks after Border Czar Tom Homan confirmed Omar was under an ongoing "criminal" investigation and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin suggested that "something's going to happen" regarding investigators looking into Omar's family migration history. The investigation appears to be nearing its conclusion, as law enforcement typically obtains search warrants when they have developed substantial evidence.