Federal raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s D.C. home raises questions about immigration-status probe

Federal prosecutors obtained a search warrant and raided Representative Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home on the morning of Oct. 12 as part of an inquiry into her immigration and natural-citizenship record. In a Wednesday filing, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro argued that the warrant’s details should stay sealed because the execution is not yet fully completed, though the filing gave no specifics on the outstanding elements.

Over a dozen news outlets have petitioned the district court for the warrant’s contents. The documents also list Omar under the name “Nur Said Elmi,” referencing her former spouse Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, to whom she was legally married between 2009 and 2017, a relationship that some online sources have speculated about. Omar has denied any wrongdoing and described the investigation as a politically motivated attack.