Feds Seize Omar Phone, Subpoena Relatives in Dual Probes

Federal agents executed a search warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home on October 12, 2026, removing her cellphone, notebooks, personal computers and passport. Two separate investigations are underway. Prosecutors in Minnesota are examining possible immigration fraud tied to how Omar obtained derivative citizenship through her father in 2000. The U.S. Attorney’s office in Washington is reviewing the finances of Omar and her husband, Tim Mynett. More than a dozen grand jury subpoenas have gone to family members, including her sister Sahra Noor. The immigration inquiry centers on conflicting records listing Omar’s birth year as either 1981 or 1982. If the earlier date holds, she would have been 19 when her father naturalized and ineligible for the minor-child benefit. Officials familiar with the case told the Wall Street Journal that denaturalization and deportation are the intended outcome if misrepresentation is proven. Omar’s office stated there is no basis for the investigation and called it an effort to silence a progressive voice. No charging documents have been filed. The 10-year statute of limitations applies to criminal naturalization fraud; civil denaturalization has none.