Key facts
- Federal authorities seized Representative Ilhan Omar's phone.
- More than a dozen grand jury subpoenas were issued, including to some of Omar's relatives.
- The investigation concerns potential fraud in Omar's immigration paperwork.
- Omar's Washington D.C. home was searched on Monday.
- The US Attorney's office is also examining Omar's financial disclosures.
Federal authorities investigating Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar seized the Democratic lawmaker’s phone and issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of her relatives, according to a person briefed on the inquiry. The subpoenas were issued for a grand jury collecting evidence in Minnesota as federal authorities probe potential fraud in Omar’s immigration paperwork. The investigation led to federal agents searching Omar’s Washington D.C. home on Monday, just weeks before the November midterms, in which Omar is seeking re-election. The scope of the investigation into Omar is unclear, though the secretary of the Department of Homeland Security has suggested that authorities were examining potential crimes related to her family’s immigration paperwork. On Tuesday, the US attorney for the District of Columbia said in a Fox News interview that her office is also looking into issues concerning the lawmaker’s financial disclosures. Democrats condemned the search, accusing the administration of targeting the representative for political purposes, while Omar called it an "attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement."