Federal officials are currently investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar's immigration file for alleged fraud, but the Washington Post reports that they did the same thing seven years ago and found no evidence of wrongdoing. In 2019, under the first Trump administration, a political appointee asked immigration authorities to search for fraud in Omar's refugee and naturalization history, an unusual request that alarmed career workers. Homeland Security Investigations reviewed her records, including long-circulating rumors about her marriage, and concluded there wasn't enough evidence to open a full case, former officials say. Now, with Trump back in office, much of that ground is being retraced.
Federal agents this week searched Omar's home in Washington, DC, seizing documents, her phone, and passport, as investigators again probe whether she or her late father misrepresented her date of birth or his military history when they came to the US in the 1990s. Subpoenas have gone out to family members; prosecutors are also looking at her finances in a separate inquiry. Current and former officials question whether normal safeguards against politically driven investigations are being ignored. The AP also notes that the re-upped probe into Omar comes just a few weeks before the midterms, in which the congresswoman is running for reelection, with CNN calling the search of her DC home "highly unusual for its timing."
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