Federal authorities seized Rep. Ilhan Omar’s cellphone during a raid on her Washington, D.C., home on Monday.
The Minnesota Dem is under criminal investigation for fraud over allegations that her immigration paperwork was altered.
Omar became a naturalized citizen in 2000, but investigators are determining if the age listed on her application differs from her real birth date.
The DOJ issued roughly a dozen subpoenas as part of the probe and is questioning Omar’s family. The investigation is focusing on whether Omar’s late father, Nur Omar Mohamed, lied or manipulated immigration forms before he became a U.S. citizen, including Omar’s age.
Fox News Channel’s Jesse Watters covered the revelation and asked if the Somali-born Minnesota Rep. is even a citizen.
Watters also pointed out that Omar’s father was reportedly a colonel in Somalia’s “military dictatorship.”
🚨 SHOCKING: Investigators SEIZED Ilhan Omar’s Phone, Computers, and PASSPORT 💣
DOZENS of SUBPOENAS have been SERVED to Omar’s INNER CIRCLE. 🔥
Will OMAR’S CITIZENSHIP be STRIPPED? Will she be DEPORTED?
Is she EVEN A CITIZEN? Her citizenship came through her FATHER, who LIED about his MILITARY BACKGROUND.
Omar’s father? A COLONEL in Somalia’s military DICTATORSHIP. 🤯
— Jesse Watters (@JesseBWatters) October 15, 2026
Omar has denied the allegations and blasted the Trump administration for weaponizing law enforcement.
“For a decade, Donald Trump has relentlessly targeted Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with inflammatory rhetoric, repeatedly putting a target on her back,” Omar’s office said in a statement.
“Now, those attacks have escalated to a pointless federal raid. The Congresswoman has done nothing wrong. No president should be able to use the power of the federal government to intimidate his political enemies.”
In a separate federal probe of Omar, investigators are targeting shady financial disclosures that show a drop from $30 million to $100 thousand.
🚨🇺🇸🇸🇴 Ilhan Omar is under investigation over her $30M financial disclosures dropping all the way to $100K…
D.C. U.S. Atty. and fmr. Fox host Jeanine Pirro is OFFICIALLY investigating the case.
Omar’s relatives have now been subpoenaed, her D.C. home was targeted in a pre-dawn raid, and she’s facing a probe over her immigration papers as well.
This does NOT seem like a BS case…
It seem like Ilhan Omar is genuinely f***ed! 😯
Writer: Michael https://t.co/ZyhJdepCf9
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 14, 2026
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