DHS Raids Ilhan Omar Home in Immigration Paperwork Probe

Federal authorities raided the Washington, D.C., area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar on Monday morning as part of a criminal investigation into immigration paperwork, according to CNBC, citing a report from Fox News.

The Department of Justice confirmed the search to CNBC and said Homeland Security Investigations carried out the action under a judicially authorized warrant. The probe concerns immigration paperwork completed by Omar's father.

Omar, a Minnesota Democrat born in Somalia, was brought to the United States as a child and became a US citizen in 2000 at age 17, according to CNBC.

The raid occurred less than a month before the November midterm elections, when Omar, 44, is seeking another term representing Minnesota's Fifth District, CNBC reported.

The Department of Justice provided a statement to CNBC after being asked about the raid and described the search as part of an ongoing federal investigation.

"Today in the Washington, D.C., area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice." said the Department of Justice.

The agency's statement also addressed the purpose of the enforcement action. The Department of Justice did not provide additional details about the investigation in its statement to CNBC.

"This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal investigation" said the Department of Justice.