U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) told Fox News on Wednesday that she had not been informed of the specific grounds for ongoing federal investigations into her.
When asked whether federal agencies had told her the basis for the probes, she replied, “No, no.” The reporter then followed up by asking whether the Department of Homeland Security and the Department of Justice were each investigating her independently, to which she replied, “I’m not sure” before adding, “You probably have more details on that.”
Omar made the remarks upon returning to Capitol Hill after winning re-election to represent Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District. Earlier that day she held a roughly two-hour meeting in her office with attorneys Amy Jeffress and Joshua Matz. Her team did not respond to a request for comment from Fox News when asked about the meeting.
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Omar enters her fifth term in office while currently being the subject of at least two separate federal investigations. The first, which is being conducted by Homeland Security Investigations under the Department of Homeland Security, examines whether Omar or her late father submitted fraudulent immigration paperwork. Agents executed a search warrant at Omar’s Washington, D.C., residence on October 12, during which they seized her cellphone, passport, and computer, and obtained a DNA sample.
Omar stated that most of the items have been returned, saying, “I’ve gotten most of them back.”
Omar arrived in the United States in 1995 as a refugee after time in a Kenyan camp. Federal court filings have identified her by the name “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi,” matching the surname of her former husband, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, whom reports and opponents have long alleged is the congresswoman’s brother.
An Obama-era inquiry examined related marriage-fraud allegations and reportedly identified some evidence before closing, in part because of the statute of limitations.
Omar has consistently denied the claims levied against her. In an October 21 interview with MSNBC’s Chris Hayes, Omar was asked whether she had any familial tie to and replied, “Not to my knowledge.”
A separate probe, which has been confirmed by U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro, focuses on discrepancies in Omar’s financial disclosures. Those filings had listed assets connected to her husband’s businesses at values as high as $6 million to $30 million in one year before an amended disclosure reduced the reported range to roughly $18,000–$95,000.
The House Office of Congressional Conduct later recommended dismissal of related misconduct allegations, finding no substantial reason to believe she had filed false or incomplete information. Pirro has stated that her office is examining the disclosures independently of the immigration matter and that “if there was a crime that was committed, it will be prosecuted.”
The probe into Omar’s financial disclosures was initiated under the Biden-led Justice Department in 2024, according to a report from the New York Times.
Federal investigators have issued multiple subpoenas as part of the probes, at least one of which was presented to the congresswoman’s sister. No charges have been filed as of this report, and Omar has denied any wrongdoing.
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