Omar's Family Visits Washington Home After Federal Raid

Family members of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., have continued visiting her Washington, D.C., residence following a federal search connected to an immigration fraud investigation, according to Fox News Digital on October 20, 2026. The visits came amid questions about Omar's whereabouts and an inquiry into whether information submitted during her citizenship process was falsified.

Fox News Digital observed Omar's eldest daughter, Isra Hirsi, arriving at the residence Saturday night in a black sedan and carrying a bag. Two days later, a teenage girl believed to be Omar's second daughter entered the property with a woman who appeared to be her caretaker.

The outlet also reported that U.S. Capitol Police officers appeared on Omar's street on the same night Hirsi visited. The agency generally patrols Capitol buildings and grounds but also has responsibilities involving the protection of members of Congress and their families.

Omar's husband, political consultant Tim Mynett, was seen leaving the residence intermittently during the week after the search, often to walk the family's Golden Labrador Retriever, Teddy. Fox News Digital reported that Omar's son had not been seen arriving at the Washington home during its observations following the raid.

Hirsi, 23, is an activist and Barnard College graduate. She was arrested at Columbia University and subsequently suspended from the school in 2024 after participating in a pro-Palestinian campus encampment. She also co-founded the U.S. Climate Strike in 2019.

When approached by Fox News Digital after arriving at the residence, Hirsi asked, "What's your problem?"

The investigation has also drawn attention to Omar's sister, Sahra Noor, who missed a scheduled Minnesota book-tour appearance the previous week because of what the hosting bookstore described as a family emergency. Three sources confirmed to Fox News Digital that Noor voluntarily spoke with federal investigators during the week.

Fox News Digital reported that Homeland Security Investigations, the principal investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security, executed a search warrant at Omar's home at approximately 6 a.m. on Monday, October 12. Sources told the outlet that investigators are examining whether Omar or her father provided false information on citizenship paperwork. The New York Times reported that approximately a dozen people, including relatives of Omar, had received subpoenas.

Mynett told Fox News Digital that he had "no concerns" about the investigation. He also pushed back against rumors that Omar had left the country, telling the outlet, "You guys are annoying the hell out of the neighbors around here, man," as reporters questioned him outside the residence.

Omar has disputed the basis for the search and accused the administration of using federal law enforcement against political opponents. In a statement published on her official congressional website on October 12, her office said:

"This raid by Trump's DHS is an outrageous abuse of power and an unprecedented escalation in the weaponization of federal law enforcement to target political enemies. For a decade, Donald Trump has relentlessly targeted Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with inflammatory rhetoric, repeatedly putting a target on her back. Now, those attacks have escalated to a pointless federal raid.

The Congresswoman has done nothing wrong. No president should be able to use the power of the federal government to intimidate his political enemies."

Vice President JD Vance rejected claims that the inquiry was politically motivated in an interview with Fox News Digital on October 13. He said the administration wanted investigators to follow the evidence rather than pursue political opponents.

"We don't want to be like the Biden administration. We never want to be like that — where they would allow the law to go after their political opponents," Vance said.

He added that the administration would base its decisions on the investigation's findings.

"We really want to let the law, the facts drive this," Vance said. "And if justice requires something else be done, then, of course, we'll take a step when we have to."

Border czar Tom Homan said over the weekend that proven allegations could lead to Omar's denaturalization. The investigation remains focused on suspected inaccuracies in citizenship records, and the supplied reports do not establish that Omar committed immigration fraud.