Ilhan Omar's Phone Seized in Federal Probe Tied to Immigration Fraud

Federal agents seized the cell phone of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., during a raid on her Washington D.C. home as part of a criminal fraud investigation into her immigration paperwork. The investigation is examining whether Omar's family members provided false information about her age when she immigrated to the United States in 1995.

Omar became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2000. Investigators are reportedly looking into whether the age listed on her immigration application differed from her actual birth date. This scrutiny of Omar's age and immigration history intensified after her congressional staff contacted a Minnesota public library seeking to alter her birth year in historical records from 1981 to 1982, months after she took office.

Federal authorities have issued more than a dozen subpoenas to Omar's family members in connection with the probe. The investigation also encompasses paperwork submitted by Omar's late father, Nur Omar Mohamed, regarding his application to enter the U.S., with investigators scrutinizing whether statements on his filings were untruthful.

Omar has denied any wrongdoing and accused the Trump administration of weaponizing federal law enforcement against political opponents. A statement from her office asserted that "Donald Trump has relentlessly targeted Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with inflammatory rhetoric... Now, those attacks have escalated to a pointless federal raid. The Congresswoman has done nothing wrong. No president should be able to use the power of the federal government to intimidate his political enemies."

Separately, a federal inquiry is also underway concerning Omar's financial disclosures, though officials noted this review is unrelated to the raid on her home. Omar's husband, Tim Mynett, told Fox News Digital, "My wife came here when she was 12 years old as a child war refugee. No concerns."