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Ilhan Omar’s cellphone, passport among items taken in home raid as feds try to build case to deport her

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Chamberlain, S. (2026, October 15). Ilhan Omar’s cellphone, passport among items taken in home raid as feds try to build case to deport her. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/15/us-news/ilhan-omars-cellphone-passport-among-items-taken-in-home-raid-as-feds-try-to-build-case-to-deport-her/

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Federal agents executed a search warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home on Monday morning, seizing her cellphone, notebooks, personal computers, and passport. Omar is under investigation by federal prosecutors in Minnesota for potential immigration fraud and in DC for financial inquiries involving her and her husband Tim Mynett. The goal of the immigration probe may be to revoke Omar’s citizenship based on alleged misrepresentation about her birthdate when she obtained derivative US citizenship through her father in 2000, with discrepancies between records showing her birth year as either 1981 or 1982.

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On October 12, 2026, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducted an early morning raid on the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democratic congresswoman from Minnesota and the first Somali American elected to Congress. The search was authorized by a judicial warrant secured by the Department of Justice as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation into potential immigration fraud involving paperwork filled out for her when she was a child by her late father.

In response, Omar said on October 22 that she cannot continue living in the raided home due to public attention and death threats. She is working on relocating to protect herself and her family. The raid has intensified scrutiny over Omar’s immigration history, with some critics suggesting it is politically motivated, while she maintains her innocence and accuses the administration of targeting her for political reasons.

The investigation reportedly focuses on potential false statements made during her immigration process and possible conspiracy related to her paperwork. Despite this, Omar asserts that she "didn't do anything wrong" and feels confident in her legal right as a U.S. representative.

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Rep. Ilhan Omar and her husband were at their Washington home Monday morning when federal agents executed a search warrant, taking the Minnesota Democrat’s cellphone, notebooks, personal computers and her passport, according to a new report. uncertain

agents → execute → report

The “Squad” member is the target of separate federal investigations, The Post confirmed Wednesday, with prosecutors in Minnesota probing potential immigration fraud, while the office of DC US Attorney Jeanine Pirro is pursuing an inquiry into the finances of Omar and her husband, Tim Mynett. asserted

office → confirm → Omar

The Wall Street Journal, citing US officials and others familiar with the Omar case, reported that the ultimate goal of the immigration investigation is to strip the congresswoman of her citizenship and deport her. asserted

goal → cite → her

Federal immigration law allows authorities to revoke American citizenship if the privilege is found to have been awarded through willful misrepresentation or concealment of material facts. asserted

privilege → allow → facts

The Trump administration recently moved to denaturalize 40 US citizens who had been accused of crimes ranging from tax fraud to child pornography to spying for China. asserted

who → move → China

The immigration investigation into Omar may focus on whether she illegally obtained so-called derivative US citizenship through her father, Nur Omar Mohamed, by wrongly claiming to have been a minor at the time the benefit was extended in 2000. uncertain

benefit → focus → 2000

Some records list the congresswoman’s birthdate as Oct. 4, 1981, while others give the same date in 1982. asserted

others → list → 1982

If the former date is accurate, Omar would have been 19 at the time her father received citizenship and thus would have been ineligible for the minor benefit. asserted

father → receive → benefit

The Post reported Tuesday that following Omar’s initial election to the House of Representatives in 2018, her staff pressed the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library, the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, and Wikipedia to record her birth as happening in 1982 rather than 1981. asserted

staff → report → 1981

If Omar is found to have lied about her birthdate on any official form — such as a passport renewal or bank loan application — she could be prosecuted, given naturalization fraud has a 10-year statute of limitations. uncertain

fraud → find → limitations

Omar has repeatedly denied any wrondoing, with her office insisting in a fresh statement to the Journal Wednesday: “President Trump would love to eliminate one of the most effective progressive voices in Congress. asserted

Trump → deny → Congress

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