Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin just made it clear that the search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home was not a one-location operation.
Federal agents served multiple warrants on the same day, Mullin revealed, and investigators now expect to take what he called a “strong case” before a grand jury.
That is a far bigger development than the carefully limited public statements Americans heard when the search first became news.
Here is Mullin describing the broader operation:
Trending Politics reports that Mullin disclosed the additional warrants during an interview with Andrew Kolvet on The Charlie Kirk Show. He said a judge had signed off on the law-enforcement action and that investigators expect to present the matter to a grand jury.
Mullin would not identify the other locations or people involved, leaving the full scope of Monday’s operation under seal. He nevertheless rejected Omar’s accusation that the investigation is politically motivated, saying the administration would not have moved forward without confidence that the case was driven by law enforcement rather than politics.
A search warrant requires investigators to identify evidence they believe will be found and persuade a judge that probable cause exists. A warrant does not establish guilt, and Omar has not been charged with a crime.
“Multiple other warrants” nevertheless confirms that this inquiry reaches beyond a single home and a single collection of records.
Mullin also called the case “strong.” That is unusually blunt language from the Cabinet official overseeing Homeland Security Investigations while a federal criminal inquiry remains active.
CBS News confirms that Omar’s personal cellphone was taken and that multiple relatives received grand-jury subpoenas. The network says the investigation concerns possible fraud in immigration documents connected to Omar’s family and dating to her childhood.
Mullin told the program that HSI has worked with the Justice Department to build the case, but he did not announce charges or say prosecutors have decided to use the federal racketeering statute. His RICO discussion came as a hypothetical about coordinated immigration fraud involving false identities, paperwork, and additional entrants tied to an alleged scheme.
That distinction should not get lost. Mullin was signaling how prosecutors could view an organized, continuing conspiracy; he was not announcing a RICO indictment against Omar.
The investigation appears to include another striking evidentiary trail. A separate NewsNation report said federal agents collected discarded trash in an effort to obtain DNA from Omar and members of her family before the Washington search.
The report said investigators consider potential genetic evidence important to a case that may be broader than the public has assumed:
BREAKING OVERNIGHT: Federal agents reportedly went DUMPSTER DIVING for DNA from Ilhan Omar and her family before the raid on her D.C. home, sources told NewsNation
“Sources tell me that the likely coming indictments will be STUNNING in nature and far beyond anything the… pic.twitter.com/CuKg3mimHi
— The Liberty Report(@TheLibertReport) October 17, 2026
Omar and her attorneys deny wrongdoing. Her legal team has demanded the return of property seized from her home and accused federal authorities of violating restrictions intended to protect congressional materials under the Constitution’s Speech or Debate Clause.
The Justice Department disputes those accusations and says agents complied with the court’s order. The underlying warrant remains sealed, so the public has not seen the evidence investigators presented to obtain it.
President Trump has denied directing the investigation. Asked about the search, he said the matter was up to the Justice Department.
Mullin’s new statement changes the public picture. The search of a political opponent’s residence was one part of a wider federal action.
Multiple warrants were executed, relatives were subpoenaed, evidence was seized, and investigators expect to appear before a grand jury.
The essentials can be reduced to four points: multiple warrants, judicial authorization, an expected grand-jury presentation, and Mullin’s assertion that investigators have built a strong case.
No one should pretend a warrant proves guilt. But no elected official gets immunity from investigation simply by declaring every lawful inquiry political.
If the government has the evidence Mullin says it has, the grand jury process is where that evidence must be tested. If it does not, the case should fail on the facts.
For now, the DHS secretary’s message is unmistakable: The search at Omar’s home was one piece of a coordinated federal operation, and the next step may be a grand jury.
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[ H/T WLT Report ]
