Federal agents searched the Washington area home of Representative Ilhan Omar on October 12, marking a major development in an ongoing investigation regarding her citizenship status. Agents from Homeland Security Investigations, which functions as the investigative arm of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, executed a search warrant and left the property with boxes of materials. This action comes less than three weeks before the Minnesota Democrat faces voters in an election she is expected to win easily. The Department of Justice is reportedly building a case that could lead to the revocation of Omar’s American citizenship, USA Today reports. Two people familiar with the matter stated that investigators are attempting to prove that Omar or her relatives provided false information to immigration authorities when she first became a citizen. If the government succeeds in proving such claims, the next step would involve potential deportation. Omar became a citizen in 2000 at the age of 17 through her father’s own naturalization, which is a process only available to children under the age of 18. Investigators are now looking into whether the family misstated her birth date to ensure she qualified for this process. They are also examining whether her father, Nur Omar Mohamed, misrepresented his military history when he originally sought legal status. One official noted that the age question “seems to be the key focus now.” At the heart of this investigation is a question concerning Omar’s age at the time of her naturalization The Trump administration has been aggressive in its use of denaturalization, a legal tool that was historically reserved for individuals involved in terrorism or war crimes. While the government typically pursued around 11 cases per year in the past, the Department of Justice has filed at least 163 cases since President Donald Trump returned to office. The administration has even set a goal of reaching 250 cases by the end of this month. Federal authorities investigating Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar seized the Democratic lawmaker's phone and have issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of her relatives, according to a person briefed on the probe. https://t.co/o1dmH9H9yX— KARE 11 (@kare11) October 14, 2026 Omar, who arrived in the United States as a refugee from Somalia in 1995, has dismissed the investigation as a political maneuver. Her office issued a statement saying, “Trump’s push to strip her of her citizenship and deport her has no basis in the law and has no precedent.” Jacklyn Rogers, a top spokesperson for the congresswoman, described the event as an attempt to silence a political opponent shortly before an election. Omar also took to social media to state, “I will not be silenced.” The legal path to deportation is complex and would require the government to convince a federal judge to revoke her citizenship through either a civil case or a criminal conviction. While U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro stated during an October 13 interview that her office is investigating Omar’s financial disclosures, the bipartisan Office of Congressional Conduct previously found no wrongdoing in those filings. Despite years of scrutiny from journalists and political opponents, no evidence has emerged to support claims regarding her immigration history or her family background. Nevertheless, high-level officials in the Trump administration have continued to push these narratives publicly. Vice President JD Vance claimed in March that Omar “definitely committed immigration fraud,” while Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin stated in September that the government would deport her if it could prove she “shouldn’t have been here in the first place.” House Democratic leadership, including Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, issued a joint statement condemning the search as “deeply disturbing.” They characterized the event as part of a long-standing pattern of attacks against the congresswoman.