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UPDATED Oct 15, 2026 at 10:07 PM ET
Oct 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
US probes Ilhan Omar’s immigration paperwork
By The BriefBrief
U.S. authorities are investigating decades-old immigration paperwork involving Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, with sources saying the probe is aimed at deportation. Additional media reports say authorities raided her home, seized her phone and subpoenaed relatives. Homeland Security Secretary officials have suggested investigators are examining possible crimes related to her family’s immigration paperwork.
WHO: U.S. authorities
WHAT: U.S. authorities are investigating Ilhan Omar’s decades-old immigration paperwork.
WHEN: Reported Oct 15, 2026 at 8:26 PM ET
WHERE: USA
WHY: Sources said the investigation is aimed at deporting Omar; the Homeland Security secretary suggested authorities are examining potential crimes related to her family’s immigration paperwork.
How this story developed (showing 10 of 10 earlier reports)
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Federal probe seizes Ilhan Omar’s phone
· Oct 15, 2026 at 6:12 PM ET
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Federal probe seizes Omar's phone, subpoenas relatives
· Oct 15, 2026 at 7:06 AM ET
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Federal agents seize Ilhan Omar's phone in home raid
· Oct 14, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
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Watchdog files Hatch Act complaint over Omar raid
· Oct 14, 2026 at 4:10 AM ET
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Federal agents search Ilhan Omar's Washington home
· Oct 13, 2026 at 3:05 PM ET
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Omar says she will not be silenced after home raid
· Oct 13, 2026 at 9:04 AM ET
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Federal agents search Ilhan Omar’s Washington home
· Oct 13, 2026 at 6:04 AM ET
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Immigration agents search Ilhan Omar's home
· Oct 12, 2026 at 11:08 PM ET
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Federal agents search Ilhan Omar’s home
· Oct 12, 2026 at 4:04 PM ET
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Federal agents search Ilhan Omar's Washington-area home
· Oct 12, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET
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