WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
  • Ilhan Omar says she must leave her Washington, D.C., home after a federal raid made her feel unsafe.
  • Federal prosecutors issued at least 15 subpoenas, including some targeting Omar’s relatives, while authorities questioned her older sister.
  • Investigators are reportedly examining immigration paperwork, Omar’s birth date information and potential DNA evidence collected before the raid.
  • Omar has not been charged and says she did nothing wrong, calling the raid an “outrageous abuse of power.”

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar says she can no longer remain in her Washington, D.C., home following a federal raid tied to an investigation into potential fraud involving her family’s immigration paperwork. Omar said the search and publicity surrounding her address have left her feeling unsafe.

“Obviously, I can’t continue to live there,” Omar said Wednesday in an interview with MS Now. “I have to figure out where to move to, because our address has been public, and with the death threats that I deal with, it’s no longer going to be feasible to be in that house and have my kids visiting off and on and having people track them.”

The interview was Omar’s first since federal authorities searched the residence and seized her phone earlier this week. The investigation has reportedly expanded, placing additional scrutiny on the Minnesota congresswoman and members of her family.

Federal prosecutors issued at least 15 subpoenas last week as part of the investigation. Some of those subpoenas targeted Omar’s relatives.

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Omar’s older sister, Sahra Noor, was also questioned by authorities amid the ongoing criminal probe into the congresswoman. NewsNation confirmed Noor’s questioning Tuesday.

Federal authorities are reportedly examining possible fraud connected to the family’s immigration paperwork. Investigators are looking at Omar’s immigration history and whether she and her late father intentionally supplied false information about her birth date on immigration documents.

Omar was born in Somalia and is a naturalized U.S. citizen. She has not been charged with a crime and continues to insist she did nothing wrong.

During Wednesday’s interview, Omar said she is “confident in the fact that I didn’t do anything wrong.” Her denial came as additional details emerged about the federal investigation and the evidence authorities have reportedly pursued.

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NewsNation’s Leland Vittert reported that federal agents collected garbage before the raid at Omar’s Washington, D.C., residence. Agents hoped to obtain DNA from Omar and members of her family through that collection effort.

Multiple sources familiar with the probe told NewsNation that potential DNA evidence is critical to the investigation. Those sources also said the case is broader than the public may assume from longstanding accusations involving Omar’s immigration history and marital status.

The Department of Justice investigated Omar during the administration of President Joe Biden, a Democrat. That case was later closed.

Parts of the investigation were subsequently reopened and expanded under President Trump, a Republican. The renewed federal activity has now included the search of Omar’s residence, the seizure of her phone, subpoenas, and questioning involving members of her family.

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Omar has frequently clashed politically with Trump. She now argues that the DOJ has been weaponized against her as the reopened investigation continues.

In a social media post, Omar called the raid an “outrageous abuse of power ” while maintaining her innocence. No criminal charge has been filed against her despite the expanding investigation and the recent federal search.

Her immediate concern, according to Wednesday’s interview, is finding another place to live. Omar said the public availability of her address, the death threats she says she faces and concerns about people tracking her children make remaining in the residence no longer feasible.

The investigation remains focused on questions surrounding immigration paperwork, possible false information, and potential DNA evidence, according to NewsNation’s reporting. Meanwhile, Omar faces the practical fallout of the raid as federal authorities continue examining her and members of her family.

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