Ilhan Omar’s turbulent week explained: The dueling probes that threw the Somali-born progressive into chaos

Federal agents searched Representative Ilhan Omar’s Washington home as part of a criminal investigation into whether she or her father committed fraud on immigration paperwork decades ago. The following day, Washington’s US attorney said her office was investigating discrepancies in Omar’s financial disclosures, placing the Minnesota Democrat under scrutiny in two separate probes.

Omar’s 2024 disclosure listed assets tied to her husband’s businesses at between $6 million and $30 million, up from $15,000 to $51,000 the previous year. She later amended the filing, reporting combined assets of $18,004 to $95,000 and attributing the original figures to an accounting error; a House watchdog had recommended dismissing related misconduct allegations. During the search, agents reportedly seized her phone, computers and passport, while investigators have not publicly detailed the financial inquiry.