Ilhan Omar phone seized in criminal probe
The gist
Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home on Oct 12 in an ongoing criminal probe.
The raid puts a sitting congresswoman at the center of a federal investigation.
How it unfolded
- mid-September 2026Border Czar Tom Homan said Rep. Ilhan Omar was subject to an ongoing 'criminal' investigation but did not specify the nature of the probe.
- Oct 12, 2026Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations raided Omar's Washington, D.C., home starting around 6 a.m., with HSI and DHS leading and the DOJ involved; the street was blocked off as agents remained near the home.
- Oct 12, 2026The DOJ said HSI 'executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice' as part of 'an ongoing federal criminal investigation.'