The Justice Department has issued subpoenas to relatives of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota as part of an immigration-related investigation into the Somali-born congresswoman. new york times Report.
This week, agents from the Department of Homeland Security’s Homeland Security Investigations raided Omar’s home in Washington, D.C., after a federal judge approved a search warrant.
Federal investigators have issued subpoenas to some of Omar’s family members as part of their immigration probe. era Report:
Federal agents investigating Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar have issued subpoenas to some relatives Officials are scouring her family’s history for evidence of fraud and misrepresentations in immigration documents, people familiar with the matter said. [Emphasis added]
Ms Omar’s sister, Sahra Noor, received a summons, as did at least one other member of her family circleAccording to people familiar with the investigation. Homeland Security agents executed a search warrant at her Washington home on Monday and seized boxes of documents, said people familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity to discuss the steps of the investigation. [Emphasis added]
There are reports that the immigration investigation into Omar may revolve around her date of birth and whether she committed immigration fraud when she immigrated to the United States with her father in the 1980s.
However, the specific details of the investigation remain unclear.
After Omar’s home was raided, U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro revealed that her office had opened a financial investigation into the congresswoman, potentially taking over the Biden administration’s investigation into her reported multimillion-dollar net worth.
“There are multiple investigations going on and I don’t think there’s any question, but if there is a crime, it will be prosecuted,” Pirro told Fox News.
John Binder is a reporter for Breitbart News. Email him at jbinder@breitbart.com.