Rep. Ilhan Omar's Sister Questioned by Federal Investigators in Immigration Probe
Sahra Noor spoke with investigators following a raid on the congresswoman's Washington D.C. home.
Rep. Ilhan Omar's older sister, Sahra Noor, was questioned by federal investigators last week as part of an immigration fraud probe concerning the congresswoman, according to three sources familiar with the investigation. Noor voluntarily spoke with investigators following a Monday morning raid on the Washington D.C. residence Omar shares with her husband.
The scope of Noor's conversation with investigators remains unclear. Like Omar, Noor came to the United States as a child fleeing civil war in Somalia. She currently resides in Kenya but has been in the U.S. promoting her recently released book, "Salt in the Snow: A Somali Immigrant Story."
Noor canceled a planned stop on her book tour in Minnesota last week amidst the fallout from the raid and her subsequent interview with authorities. The event, scheduled for Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026, at the University of Minnesota Rochester, was promoted by local bookstore Garden Party Books, which cited a "family emergency" for the cancellation.
Omar's Washington D.C. home was searched by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security, on Monday morning. Sources confirmed to Fox News Digital that agents executed a search warrant related to an immigration fraud probe, specifically investigating whether Omar or her father falsified information on her citizenship paperwork.
During the raid, federal agents reportedly seized Omar's personal phone, passport, and computer. Omar's attorneys have since demanded that the Justice Department return some of the confiscated property. The New York Times also reported that approximately a dozen individuals, including Omar's relatives, have been subpoenaed in connection with the case.
Omar has not been seen publicly since before the raid. In a statement posted on social media, Omar characterized the raid as an "outrageous abuse of power" and an "unprecedented escalation in the weaponization of federal law enforcement to target political enemies." She stated that "the Congresswoman has done nothing wrong. No president should be able to use the power of the federal government to intimidate his political enemies."
In response to the investigation, Vice President JD Vance told Fox News Digital in an interview last Tuesday that the inquiry is not politically motivated. "We really want to let the law, the facts drive this," Vance stated. "And if justice requires something else be done, then, of course, we'll take a step when we have to."
Former Border Czar Tom Homan suggested that if the allegations are proven true, they could potentially lead to Omar's denaturalization. Omar's attorneys did not immediately respond to requests for comment.