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Justice Department Raids Ilhan Omar’s Home Over Immigration Paperwork

By Drooid · Oct 15, 2026, 12:18 AM UTC · How we work

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Ilhan Omar Home Raid

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was raided at her Washington, D.C., home on Oct. 12, 2026.
Homeland Security Investigations agents seized boxes of material during the early-morning search.
The Justice Department said the warrant targets a criminal investigation of Omar’s immigration paperwork.
Subpoenas were served on Omar’s sister Sahra Noor and another family member.
Omar asserts she derived U.S. citizenship through her father, though 2023 documents show no naturalization record.

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AFL-CIO Condemns Raid

Council on American-Islamic Relations organized a Minneapolis rally that drew dozens supporting Omar after the raid.
Progressive Change Campaign Committee sent a fundraising text urging donors to split contributions between Omar and the PCCC.
Labor leader Bernie Burnham of the Minnesota AFL-CIO condemned the raid as an attack on all Minnesotans.
Omar’s campaign reported $1.3 million cash on hand in July, indicating the raid could boost turnout.

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Historical Context

When Ohio Democrat James Traficant was expelled from the House in 2002 after a federal bribery conviction, it underscored how criminal investigations can end a congressional career. The October 12, 2026 Homeland Security raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home revives that pattern, prompting activist rallies across the nation and heightened nationwide political scrutiny.

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Ilhan Omar Home Raid

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was raided at her Washington, D.C., home on Oct. 12, 2026.
Homeland Security Investigations agents seized boxes of material during the early-morning search.
The Justice Department said the warrant targets a criminal investigation of Omar’s immigration paperwork.
Subpoenas were served on Omar’s sister Sahra Noor and another family member.
Omar asserts she derived U.S. citizenship through her father, though 2023 documents show no naturalization record.

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