Federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., residence on October 12, 2026, as part of an ongoing criminal probe focused on immigration paperwork and potential false statements dating to her childhood arrival as a Somali refugee. The Department of Justice confirmed the action but has not filed charges or made an arrest. The development follows months of public statements from Trump administration officials, including references to reviewing historical records and allegations of immigration fraud. Omar has described the search as politically motivated targeting and denied wrongdoing. The timing, three weeks before the November 3 midterms in her heavily Democratic Minnesota district, and the investigation’s multi-year span shape trader assessments of arrest probability, with resolution hinging on whether prosecutors advance to formal charges or an indictment.