What we know about the criminal investigation into US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
Summary
Federal agents searched the home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar in Washington, DC, as part of a criminal investigation approved by a court. The investigation focuses on questions about Omar’s US citizenship, her age when she came to the United States, and her family and financial records.Key Facts
- Homeland Security Investigations agents searched Omar’s home on October 12 while she was there with her husband.
- The search included seizure of her cellphone, notebooks, computers, and passport.
- The investigation concerns whether Omar’s US citizenship application included false information, especially about her age.
- Officials have questioned whether Omar married her brother to obtain citizenship, allegations she denies.
- More than a dozen subpoenas have been issued to Omar’s family members.
- Omar was born in Somalia, lived in a Kenyan refugee camp, and arrived in the US in 1995, becoming a citizen in 2000.
- The investigation also looks at Omar’s finances and disclosures related to her current marriage.
- Omar’s father, Nur Omar Mohamed, had a military career in Somalia under former President Siad Barre’s regime and has been described both as a refugee and as misrepresenting his background.
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