DHS Agents Raid Rep. Ilhan Omar's Home in Pre-Dawn Immigration Fraud Probe

Federal agents executed a pre-dawn search warrant at the Washington home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on October 12, 2026, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, the Justice Department confirmed to reporters. Homeland Security Investigations agents carried out the search; Fox News, which first reported it, said it was tied to a fraud probe into Omar's immigration paperwork. Border czar Tom Homan had confirmed a criminal investigation into Omar in September without elaborating. No charges, arrests or seizures were reported.

Searching a sitting member of Congress's home less than a month before a federal election is a rare step that raises concerns about using federal law enforcement against a political critic. Trump has for years pushed unproven claims, which Omar calls baseless, that she married her brother to evade immigration law.

Omar and House Democratic leaders called the search "an outrageous abuse of power." The Justice Department has not disclosed charges or court filings, and the investigation remains open.