Federal agents executed a search warrant at the home of Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar on Tuesday morning as part of an ongoing federal investigation into immigration fraud and marriage fraud allegations against the congresswoman.
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) officers conducted the raid, targeting evidence related to claims that Omar committed immigration fraud when she became a U.S. citizen in 2000 and engaged in a sham marriage with her brother, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, a British subject, to secure his entry into the country.
According to federal officials, the investigation stems from allegations that Omar’s naturalization paperwork—completed by her late father when she was a minor—contains fraudulent information. Border czar Tom Homan confirmed that a fraud investigator determined there is “no doubt” regarding immigration fraud involvement. Homan noted that the statute of limitations for such charges became an issue in 2020 due to policies under the Biden administration and stated the federal government is reviewing the case with no indication of dismissal.
Omar has maintained she was granted automatic citizenship because she was a minor at the time of her father’s naturalization, but congressional records indicate she became a citizen at age 17. This discrepancy has led to speculation about whether she was older when she obtained citizenship.
The probe also involves allegations from Omar’s marital history and her role in a federal food fraud scheme that distributed $250 million in subsidies. A former federal prosecutor noted the process for potential denaturalization would be complex, requiring proof of falsification on her naturalization application.
Omar has repeatedly stated she is not afraid of the investigation, calling such allegations political and part of an effort to target her as a political opponent. She has also claimed to have a “special relationship” with Somalia’s president, Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, whom she describes as referring to her as his “girl.”
