Breaking News · October 22, 2026, 6:20 PM CDT
As reported by BBC:
Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar has said she can no longer live in her Washington DC home after it was searched by federal agents last week, fearing her address has been exposed after the raid.
"With the death threats that I deal with, it's not, it's no longer going to be feasible to be in that house and have my kids," she told MS Now.
In Omar's first public interview since the pre-dawn search of her home, she detailed how Homeland Security Investigations agents seized over a dozen items, including cell phones and notebooks, as part of an investigation.
The government has not said what crime Omar is accused of but that the raid was "part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation".
The search follows multiple comments from officials that cast doubt on Omar's US citizenship, which she received in 2000 after her arrival from Kenya.
More than a dozen subpoenas have also been issued to members of Omar's family, as part of the investigation, and it was reported that her personal computers and passport were among the items that were seized.[1]
Video: NBC News, October 22, 2026 — “Rep. Ilhan Omar describes search of her home”. Matched to this story by shared names and terms in its title; watch the original for full context.
On the record
Immediately following the raid last week, she posted a statement online where she called it "an outrageous abuse of power" and "weaponisation of federal law enforcement to target political enemies".[1]
How 5 outlets are reporting it
- Ilhan Omar is not the Minnesota congresswoman’s 'real name': sources (Fox News)
- Ilhan Omar says 'bizarre' pre-dawn raid on her home is forcing her to move out (BBC)
- Can Trump deport Ilhan Omar? What to know about the immigration investigation (Vox)
- Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, DC, home after federal search (ABC News – Breaking News, Latest News and Videos)
- The House GOP’s imminent decision on the Omar raid (Politico)
What Vox reports
President Donald Trump has been attacking Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) since she first entered Congress in 2019.
At various points, he’s called for Omar — a progressive lawmaker who came to the United States as a child refugee from Somalia and who is one of Trump’s most vociferous critics — to be investigated, arrested, and deported. Can Trump deport Ilhan Omar?[2]
What is not yet confirmed
- He has denied any involvement in her investigation, saying it has "nothing to do with me".[1]
What the official record says
the House site (omar) says, in its own words:
Ilhan Omar Statement on DHS Raid October 12, 2026 The Office of Congresswoman Omar released the following statement following the DHS raid on her home.[3]
For a decade, Donald Trump has relentlessly targeted Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with inflammatory rhetoric, repeatedly putting a target on her back.[3]
Earlier on Kemetic Minds
How to Verify This Yourself
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References
- BBC. Ilhan Omar says 'bizarre' pre-dawn raid on her home is forcing her to move out. ↩
- Vox. Can Trump deport Ilhan Omar? What to know about the immigration investigation. ↩
- the House site (omar). Office of Rep. Ilhan Omar Statement on DHS Raid | Representative Ilhan Omar Primary (official source) ↩
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