House searched, cell phone seized

President Donald Trump’s administration isly building a legal case that could result in the deprivation of citizenship and deportation of Congressman Ilhan Omar from Minnesota. The Wall Street Journal this on Thursday (15/10/2026), three days after federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) searched Omar’s home in Washington DC, Monday (12/10/2026). During the search, officers seized Omar’s mobile phones, notebooks, personal computers, and passports. He was at home with his husband, Tim Mynett, when the search warrant was executed. Investigators also issued more than a dozen jury orders (grand jury subpoenas) to Omar’s family members, including his sister, Sahra Noor. The case was handled by a federal prosecutor in Minnesota.

Falsification of immigration documents

The investigation focused on alleged false information in Omar’s immigration documents, about his age at the time of obtaining U.S. citizenship. Omar has long claimed that he became a U.S. citizen at the age of 17 through his father’s naturalization in 2000. However, some records include his date of birth 4 October 1981 and others in 1982. If the date of 1981 is true, Omar was old enough when his father was naturalized so he did not qualify for automatic citizenship through his parents. According to the Journal report, HSI officials have received instructions about the allegation since the time of Biden’s administration, but at that time they were not pursued because of lack of evidence. Omar’s father, Nur Omar Mohamed, died in 2020 due to complications from COVID-19. The Omar family arrived in the U.S. in

Omar and Trump

Omar has repeatedly denied making mistakes and accused the Trump administration of using federal law enforcement as a weapon against political opponents. Through his X account he wrote that for ten years Trump has targeted him with lies and calumny campaigns, and this investigation is the latest escalation of political intimidation campaigns, while insisting he will not be shut down. Trump on Monday said he was not involved in the investigation, but called Omar an unfair politician. U.S. Attorney General for DC, Jeanine Pirro, said there was a number of investigations related to Omar and his office also faced with financial reports about Omar and his husband. According to federal defence attorney Todd Spodek quoted the New York Post, no U.S. Congressman has ever been deprived of his citizenship. He also noted there was no expiration limit if the government took the path of civil denaturalization, and the DOJ under Trump has filed 200 cases of civil denaturalization since January 2025.