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Family text on sister’s phone triggered FBI raid on Ilhan Omar’s home: report

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Fahmy, G. (2026, October 17). Family text on sister’s phone triggered FBI raid on Ilhan Omar’s home: report. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/17/us-news/raid-on-ilhan-omars-home-prompted-by-family-text-on-sisters-phone/

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Federal investigators raided U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar's home in Washington, DC after uncovering text messages on her sister Sahra Noor’s phone that suggested potential immigration fraud when Omar immigrated to the United States as a refugee from Somalia in 1995. The raid led to the seizure of Omar’s personal belongings including her phone and passport. Additionally, federal agents collected DNA evidence from Omar's trash before conducting the search. This investigation follows previous claims that Omar’s father misrepresented his identity upon arrival in the U.S., raising questions about the validity of the family's refugee status.

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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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A family text message on her sister’s phone is what triggered the raid on embattled “Squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) Washington, DC, home, according to a bombshell report. uncertain

what → trigger → report

Federal investigators seized the phone of Omar’s sister, Sahra Noor, earlier this year, as they began looking into whether Somalia-born Omar conspired to commit immigration fraud when she came to the US, three people familiar with the matter told the New York Times. asserted

people → seize → Times

The text messages were used to secure a federal judge’s approval for Department of Homeland Security agents to raid Omar’s home Monday, when they seized the congresswoman’s phone, passport, notebooks and personal computers. asserted

they → use → phone

Noor, who currently lives in Kenya, skipped a scheduled event in Rochester, Thursday, to promote her new book, “Salt in the Snow: A Somali Immigrant Story,” citing a “family emergency” amid the fallout from the raid. Federal agents also went dumpster diving to collect DNA from Omar’s trash before the raid, sources told NewsNation. asserted

sources → live → NewsNation

“To me, if they are obviously trying to obtain DNA, then, yes, that is a very easy get, especially if it was discarded even in a trash can,” former FBI special agent Tracy Walder told the outlet. asserted

Walder → try → outlet

The evidence is expected to go before a federal grand jury in Minnesota, to determine whether Omar and her family lied when they immigrated to the US in 1995. asserted

they → expect → 1995

The feds have issued subpoenas to several members of Omar’s family. asserted

feds → issue → family

Omar and her family were admitted to the US as refugees after Somalia’s civil war, even though Omar’s father, Nur Omar Mohamed, was a high-ranking colonel for the brutal dictator who killed an estimated 200,000 people before was overturned. asserted

who → admit → people

Sources previously told The Post he misrepresented his identity when he came to the US. asserted

he → tell → US

The Minnesota lawmaker has claimed she became naturalized in 2000 at 17, through her father. asserted

she → claim → father

When asked about the seizure of Noor’s phone, a spokeswoman for Omar declined to comment directly, instead alleging a personal vendetta. “Trump has spread lie after lie about the congresswoman in a desperate attempt to justify his extraordinary abuse of power,” Jackie Rogers told the NYT in a statement. asserted

Rogers → ask → statement

“This is politically motivated and an escalation of Trump’s personal vendetta against her lasting over a decade.” asserted

This → motivate → decade

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