Breaking News · October 12, 2026, 12:20 PM CDT
As reported by NBC News:
Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home in Washington, D.C., on Monday morning, according to two people familiar with the investigation.
One of the people familiar with the investigation said the search is part of a yearslong criminal investigation by Homeland Security Investigations, the U.S. attorney in Minneapolis and the Department of Justice.
The probe, which involves whistleblowers, documents and witness testimony, deals partly with immigration and fraud, but goes beyond those things, the source said.
A Justice Department spokesperson said in a statement that Homeland Security Investigations, part of the Department of Homeland Security that conducts criminal probes, “executed a judicially authorized search warrant as “part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation.”
The statement did not specify that the warrant was related to Omar, D-Minn., and did not provide further information about the nature of the investigation.
In a post on X, Omar called the search “an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement,” adding that over the last decade, President Donald Trump “has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns.[1]
Video: Associated Press, October 12, 2026 — “LIVE: Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home as part of a criminal investigation”. Matched to this story by shared names and terms in its title; watch the original for full context.
Where It Happened
The pin marks Washington as named in the report, not an exact address. Map data: OpenStreetMap contributors.
On the record
In a post on X, Omar called the search “an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement,” adding that over the last decade, President Donald Trump “has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns.[1]
The Department of Justice said in a statement Monday that investigators from Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of the Department of Homeland Security that handles criminal investigations, “executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice.” “This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation,” a DOJ spokesperson said.[2]
The numbers in the reporting
How 5 outlets are reporting it
- Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home searched by federal agents in criminal probe (NBC News)
- Federal officers carry out search at Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s DC-area home (CNN)
- House Democratic leaders condemn the search of congresswoman's home as an 'abuse of power' (PBS)
- Agents search Rep. Omar's Washington home in criminal probe as she vows she won't 'be silenced' (AP News)
- Ilhan Omar says she will not be silenced after federal agents raid her home (The Guardian)
What CNN reports
Federal officers executed a search warrant early Monday at the Washington, DC-area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, the Minnesota Democrat who has been the persistent target of ire from President Donald Trump’s administration, according to a Justice Department spokesperson and a source familiar with the matter.
The congresswoman is running for reelection, and the search warrant was executed only weeks before the midterms. It is unusual for the Justice Department to take such an aggressive investigative step toward a candidate so close to an election.[2]
What is not yet confirmed
- He claimed in a Truth Social post that the state “is being taken over by Somali Immigrants.” One of the most high-profile fraud cases was a $250 million case where perpetrators allegedly stole money from a Covid-related program that provided food for children.[1]
- The Congresswoman has done nothing wrong.” While authorities have not said what prompted the search, administration officials have previously indicated that Omar was facing an investigation.[2]
What the official record says
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How to Verify This Yourself
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References
- NBC News. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home searched by federal agents in criminal probe. ↩
- CNN. Federal officers carry out search at Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s DC-area home. ↩
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