Omar Lawyers Ask Justice Department to Return Seized Home Property
7 sourcesUpdated Oct 17, 20261 min read
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Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's northeast Washington, DC home on October 12, 2026, seizing her phone and passport. More than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to relatives, target alleged immigration fraud. Friday, Omar's lawyers wrote federal prosecutors in a letter obtained by the Associated Press demanding the seized property's return. Omar's lawyers said the political motivations behind this pre-election investigation and search are clear as day, this search was neither justified nor lawful, and there is no legitimate basis for any suggestion that she has violated any law concerning her citizenship status. They said no advance warrant copy went to them, the House Office of General Counsel was not contacted, and historically the Department has refrained from this type of investigative activity so close to an election. The 2019 inquiry under Trump found insufficient evidence to warrant a full investigation; lawyers asked for those records. Emily Covington said the letter was riddled with false allegations and inaccuracies and attorneys and law enforcement partners complied with all court orders and legal obligations. Trump days earlier called Somalia a place of crime and squalor; afterward he said the matter was really up to the DOJ. Omar naturalized in 2000 after fleeing Somalia as a child. Scope remains unclear.
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“Omar Lawyers Seek Return of Raid-Seized Property”Investigations into any representative should follow clear legal steps before seizing personal items from a home.
If the search lacked proper warrants the Justice Department needs to return the phone and passport immediately.
