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CBS News · collected 2026-10-22 · by Eric Henderson

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Rep. Ilhan Omar announced she cannot continue living in her Washington, D.C., home due to publicized death threats following a federal search of her residence by Homeland Security Investigations agents on October 12. The agents seized fewer than 20 items during their four-to-five-hour search, including personal notebooks and old phones. In an interview with MSNBC's Chris Hayes, Omar expressed confidence that she has not committed any wrongdoing and suggested the investigation was politically motivated to "save face" with right-wing supporters.
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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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Eric Henderson
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🔮 She said those targeting her would be most satisfied if she gave up and left Congress, but she has "a legal right to be a member of Congress."
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Congress D.C. Homeland Security Investigations Minnesota Washington

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Omar PERSON · 11× Congress ORG · 2× Homeland Security Investigations ORG · 2× Trump PERSON · 2× D.C. GPE · 1× Democrat NORP · 1× Ilhan Omar PERSON · 1× MS NOW's ORG · 1× Minnesota ORG · 1× Washington GPE · 1×

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Sources told CBS News the same day that the investigation centered on Omar's immigration paperwork, which dates to her childhood and was completed by her late father, and that investigators were examining potential false statements and immigration fraud.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-22
🔮 She said those targeting her would be most satisfied if she gave up and left Congress, but she has "a legal right to be a member of Congress."
2026-10-22 · CBS News
Omar says she can't keep living in home federal agents searched · assertive framing

Claims (22 extracted, 0 hedged)

Rep. Ilhan Omar said she can't keep living in the Washington, D.C., home , because its address is now public and she is facing death threats. asserted
she → say → threats
The Minnesota Democrat described the search and its aftermath in an interview Wednesday night with MS NOW's Chris Hayes. asserted
Democrat → describe → Hayes
She said she is working out where to move and doesn't want people tracking her children, who visit on and off. asserted
who → say → children
Omar said she is leaning on her faith. asserted
she → say → faith
"I'm designed uniquely by God to withstand all of this," she said. asserted
she → design → this
She said those targeting her would be most satisfied if she gave up and left Congress, but she has "a legal right to be a member of Congress." asserted
she → say → Congress
She also said she is confident she "didn't do anything wrong." asserted
she → say → anything
Homeland Security Investigations agents searched Omar's home Oct. 12 as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation. asserted
agents → search → investigation
Sources told CBS News the same day that the investigation centered on Omar's immigration paperwork, which dates to her childhood and was completed by her late father, and that investigators were examining potential false statements and immigration fraud. asserted
investigators → tell → statements
Omar said Homeland Security Investigations agents arrived at her home at about 6 a.m. asserted
agents → say → a.m.
"You don't show up to somebody's house that early in the morning unless you're trying to freak them out," Omar said. asserted
Omar → show → them
She said she had slept about two and a half hours after traveling and thought something was on fire. asserted
something → say → fire
Agents surrounded the house and pounded on the front and back doors, she said, as she and her husband hurried downstairs. asserted
she → surround → doors
Omar said she asked for a search warrant and agents provided one. asserted
agents → say → one
She said 15 to 25 agents searched room by room for four to five hours, and she couldn't call her attorney until about an hour in. asserted
she → say → attorney
Agents took fewer than 20 items, about half of them notebooks and old phones, Omar said. asserted
Omar → take → them
They also took an old camera her husband's uncle gave him and a Somali phrase book. asserted
uncle → take → him
Omar said she believes the Trump administration needed to "save face" with right-wing influencers after promising that something would happen to her. asserted
something → say → her
She said she believes the broader goal is to scare people from voting, but that she is hearing the opposite: calls about long lines at early voting sites and staff who can't keep up with requests for rides. asserted
who → say → rides
Omar's office has said she has done nothing wrong. asserted
she → say → nothing
President Trump told reporters he had nothing to do with the search. asserted
he → tell → search
Omar rejected that in her Wednesday interview, saying he had "everything to do with it." In an , Omar vowed to keep campaigning in the weeks before the midterm elections. asserted
Omar → reject → elections
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