Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home

DOJ's statement: "Today in the Washington, D.C. area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice," a department spokesperson said. "This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation." DHS referred questions to DOJ. White House border czar Tom Homan told Fox News a judge-signed warrant was executed and that DOJ is leading the investigation with DHS, without detailing the allegations.

What the probe is said to cover: Anonymous sources told Fox News and ABC News the investigation relates to Omar's immigration paperwork. Fox reported sources said the forms were filled out by her late father when she was a child. DOJ's public statement does not name a subject matter. Omar came to the U.S. as a child refugee, is a U.S. citizen, and was first elected to the House in 2018.

Omar's response: In a Monday social-media statement reported by ABC News, Omar said she is "ok," called the search "an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement," and wrote, "I will not be silenced." It was unclear whether she was at the residence during the search. She has previously denied immigration-fraud allegations; her chief of staff in March called Vice President JD Vance's claims fabricated and defamatory.

Short timeline: In May, Vance said the administration planned to look into Omar over immigration-fraud allegations she denied. In mid-September, Homan confirmed an ongoing criminal investigation involving Omar without spelling out the charges. On Oct. 12, HSI executed the D.C.-area search warrant DOJ announced.

What we don't know yet: Prosecutors have not publicly identified specific statutes, seized materials, or any charging theory. It is not clear whether Omar has received a target letter, whether other properties were searched, or how DOJ's election-timing guidance applies here. Wire and network reporting that the case centers on childhood immigration forms rests on anonymous sources and could change.

DOJ confirmed a judicially authorized HSI search in the D.C. area as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation but gave no further details. Reporting that the probe concerns Omar's immigration paperwork — including Fox News' account that the forms were filled out by her late father when she was a child — comes from anonymous sources and is not in the DOJ statement. Omar has not been charged. An email seeking comment was sent to her office per AP; she later posted that she is "ok" and that the search targets political enemies.