More than 170 House Democrats have demanded that the Department of Justice and Department of Homeland Security stop the ongoing criminal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar after federal agents executed a judicially authorized search of her Washington, D.C., home earlier this month.

The letter, dated October 26 and led by Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Jamie Raskin, Bennie Thompson, Robert Garcia, Yvette Clarke, and Greg Casar, describes the pre-dawn search as an unprecedented “weaponization of law enforcement.”

“This weaponization of law enforcement to harass a sitting Member of Congress 22 days before an election is unprecedented and unacceptable,” wrote the Members. “We stand with Congresswoman Omar and condemn the weaponization of law enforcement against her. You have already disgraced the offices you hold, and we demand you to refrain from taking any further actions that could affect the outcome of the upcoming election.”

“Your actions are clearly driven by a pre-determined political outcome rather than an objective pursuit of justice,” the letter continued. “Political attacks should play no role in federal law enforcement, but they have here.”

The letter was sent to Attorney General Todd Blanche and DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and asserts that the probe centers on immigration paperwork filed by Omar’s late father when she was supposedly a minor, after the family fled Somalia’s civil war.

Agents are investigating whether Omar or her father, Nur Omar Mohamed, intentionally lied about her birth date on paperwork so she could gain citizenship through him as a minor when he was naturalized in 2000, despite being a legal adult.

Investigators are also scrutinizing her father’s past military service in Somalia and whether relevant information was omitted.

The members argue that questions about decades-old documents do not justify seizing her phone, passport, and other items from her residence, and they contend the action violates longstanding Justice Department norms against overt investigative steps involving candidates so close to an election.

They demand that officials “refrain from taking further actions” that could influence the race in Minnesota’s 5th District and declare that “political attacks should play no role in federal law enforcement.”

Omar has described the search as an attempt to “target political enemies” and “weaponize federal law enforcement,” stating she will not be silenced.

ILHAN OMAR RESPONDS TO FBI RAID

Oh, MADAM. HERE WE GO.

Omar says the search of her home was an attempt to “target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement.”

Well, that’s quite an accusation, Madam.

Now let’s see what the actual investigation turns up, shall we?

No charges have been announced.

SOURCE: Fox News — October 12, 2026

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— AmyButtermaker (@Amy_Buttermaker) October 12, 2026

In interviews, she recounted agents arriving around 6 a.m., conducting an hours-long search while her husband and son were present, and seizing multiple phones, notebooks, and other items.

Omar has claimed that the publicity has made it unsafe for her family to remain in the home due to death threats.

Former President Barack Obama called the investigation “appalling,” and House Democratic leaders, including Hakeem Jeffries, issued a joint statement labeling it a “rogue abuse of power.”

It is a basic principle of American democracy that the government can’t selectively target individuals simply because of their political beliefs or what they say. But that’s exactly what the Trump Administration is doing to Congresswoman Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.

To understand why this is so appalling, it’s important to know the facts. Congresswoman Omar came to this country with her father when she was 12 years old. Five years later, her father became a naturalized citizen. If Ilhan had been 18 at the time, she would have had to apply for citizenship separately. But because she was 17, she became a naturalized citizen automatically.

Congresswoman Omar went on to graduate from college, work as a community organizer, become the first Somali-American legislator elected to public office in the U.S., and win a seat in Congress. There, she has been one of the Trump Administration’s fiercest critics, which has led the president to repeatedly single her out as someone who he believes does not belong in this country.

Now the Administration is actively trying to deport Congresswoman Omar, seemingly based solely on the unsubstantiated theory that she was actually 18 when her father was naturalized, and therefore is not a citizen. Federal agents have raided her home, confiscated personal records, and seized her phone — all to try and uncover a nonexistent smoking gun from 20 years ago that will somehow make their case.

Think about that. The full weight of the federal government is being brought down on a law-abiding elected official because she has dared to criticize the president. And it’s not the first time this has happened. Under President Trump, the Justice Department has repeatedly gone after those he considers his political enemies — from the Attorney General of New York, to the former head of the FBI, to members of the Federal Reserve.

In those cases, the prosecutions either stalled or were dismissed for having no basis in law, and the same is likely to happen in this case. But not before Congresswoman Omar’s life has been turned upside down, her legal bills have piled up, and she’s been forced to spend time fighting unsubstantiated charges instead of serving the people of Minnesota.

The fact that any president, or any administration, is willing to engage in such transparent efforts to intimidate someone should outrage all Americans, regardless of how they feel about Congresswoman Omar’s political views. Because if this becomes the new normal, there’s no reason to believe it will stop with her — or that future presidents, in either party, won’t do the same.

— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) October 18, 2026

As of the letter’s release, Omar has not yet been charged with a crime.

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