Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) says she can no longer safely remain in her Washington, D.C., apartment after a federal search exposed where she lives, leaving her worried that threats against her could endanger her children.
The Minnesota Democrat disclosed her decision Wednesday as federal investigators continued examining allegations concerning her immigration history and her family’s financial affairs.
During an interview with MS NOW host Chris Hayes, Omar explained that the attention surrounding the search had made an already difficult security situation worse.
“Obviously, I can’t continue to live there,” she acknowledged.
Her greatest concern involves relatives visiting the property now that its location has become widely known.
“Because our address has been public and with the death threats that I deal with, it’s no longer going to be feasible to be in that house and have my kids visiting off and on, having people track them,” Omar explained.
Although she also has a home in Minnesota, the congresswoman must now make alternative arrangements in Washington following the October 12 operation.
Omar recalled waking around 6 a.m. to find federal agents surrounding her Washington residence. The officers arrived with a warrant authorizing them to search the property.
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By the time agents finished examining the individual rooms, 17 of Omar’s belongings had been taken, according to her account of the operation.
Omar confirmed that her phone was among the electronic devices taken. Fox News separately identified a computer and passport among the property collected, and reported that investigators had also secured DNA evidence.
The citizenship inquiry concerns how Omar became an American citizen in 2000, following her family’s departure from Somalia. President Donald Trump and members of his administration have accused her father of misstating her age during that process.
Omar denies the allegations, while investigators have also pursued a disputed claim about a marriage supposedly arranged to obtain immigration benefits.
An unnamed source cited by the New York Post offered a theory about the possible significance of DNA collected during the investigation. The source suggested it might support an allegation that Omar married a man purported to be her brother to help him obtain a green card.
The reporting does not establish that the man was Omar’s sibling or that any fraudulent marriage occurred. Nor does it identify DNA test results proving either accusation.
Approximately a dozen individuals, some belonging to Omar’s family, have received subpoenas in connection with the investigation, Fox News Digital reported.
Her older sister, Sahra Noor, also spoke with federal investigators, but did so voluntarily rather than through the reported subpoena effort. Three people familiar with the investigation provided those details to the outlet.
Omar has accused Trump of using federal investigators to punish an elected political adversary rather than pursuing evidence of an actual offense.
“Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement,” she wrote on social media after agents searched her residence.
During her discussion with Hayes, she questioned why the government had not pursued testimony and evidence through grand jury proceedings before mounting the operation.
She described the administration’s approach as “bizarre,” particularly given the public accusations already made about her.
No evidence of citizenship fraud emerged from an earlier federal examination of Omar’s immigration history, according to The Washington Post. That assessment occurred in 2019, when Trump was serving his first presidential term.
Trump repeated his criticism of the congresswoman Wednesday while speaking to journalists in the Oval Office.
"No, she could go to jail."
Trump on Ilhan Omar: "a sick, very dishonest person, but who hates our country."
"She wants to tell us how to run America." pic.twitter.com/umsf8qrzFB
— Sean Hannity 🇺🇸 (@seanhannity) October 21, 2026
He described her as a “sick, very dishonest person … who hates our country,” combining his personal assessment with comments about the federal scrutiny.
“I hope they treat her fairly, but she’s a very dishonest person,” the president added.
U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro has also confirmed that her office is examining Omar’s financial affairs. Those allegations concern a different subject from the questions surrounding her citizenship, although the reporting does not establish whether the investigative efforts overlap.
During a Fox News interview with John Roberts, Pirro maintained that her prosecutors were conducting their own inquiry without being directed by congressional activity.
“It doesn’t matter what the House does,” she stated. “We’re looking at the facts. Based upon the facts, we’ll follow them wherever they take us.”
Pirro also defended the search by pointing to the judicial approval required before officers could enter Omar’s home.
“That judge would not have signed that warrant unless there was probable cause,” she argued.
Judicial approval for a search does not itself establish that the person whose property is searched committed a crime.
House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) has pursued financial questions through a congressional examination of disclosures involving Omar’s husband, Tim Mynett.
The focus includes eStCru, a wine venture connected to Mynett, and Rose Lake Capital, an investment advisory business in which he also held an interest.
The figures reported for eStCru rose substantially between consecutive disclosures. An interest listed at $15,000 to $50,000 in 2023 was assigned a range of $1 million to $5 million in the following year’s paperwork.
The couple’s 2024 disclosure valued their combined assets between $6 million and $30 million. A significant portion of that reported range involved Mynett’s interest in Rose Lake Capital, which was assigned a value of $5 million to $25 million.
By the 2025 filing, however, neither business interest carried any reported value.
With those holdings listed at zero, the couple’s remaining assets were reported at no more than $125,000.
Comer questioned those changes and made allegations about eStCru’s operations, including a claim that customers paid for wine barrels that were empty. He also referred to reports suggesting fraudulent conduct played a role in the company’s closure.
Those accusations have not been established as criminal findings.
In April, Omar separately told The Wall Street Journal that she and Mynett together had less than $100,000.
The New York Times reported in January that questions about Omar’s wealth had already prompted a federal inquiry during the Biden administration, before Pirro publicly discussed her office’s financial investigation.
Omar appealed for contributions of $5, $10 and $20 on Tuesday, urging supporters to help finance her political efforts through the approaching midterm elections.
Ilhan Omar just posted this video asking for money on TikTok. You can tell she's been spending the entire week crying. pic.twitter.com/FVKfa7I5FW
— End Wokeness (@EndWokeness) October 21, 2026
She made the request in a TikTok video filmed inside a car, describing the coming campaign as expensive and challenging while promising to resist what she considers intimidation by the Trump administration.
She promised to continue campaigning to help Democrats capture the House and Senate and challenge the Trump administration.
Former President Barack Obama has publicly condemned the federal investigation, calling the administration’s conduct “appalling.”
Omar welcomed his response and told Hayes she remained “confident” that she had committed no wrongdoing.
“I am a person of enormous faith,” she explained, describing her resolve to continue opposing what she considers political intimidation.
“I will not be silenced,” Omar declared in her statement following the search.
