Federal probe of Rep. Ilhan Omar: phone seized, relatives subpoenaed, attorneys demand seized property back
Summary
Federal authorities investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar have seized the Minnesota Democrat's phone and issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of Omar's relatives, according to a person briefed on the probe, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the LA Times reported on Wednesday 14 October, the Inquirer later noting that the Justice Department has historically sought to avoid public investigative actions involving a candidate within 60 days of a primary or general election. Federal agents seized the phone when they searched Omar's home in Washington, D.C., as part of a federal investigation into potential immigration-related crimes, NBC News reported, and the scope of the investigation is unclear, though Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has suggested that authorities were examining potential crimes related to the immigration paperwork of Omar's family, according to the LA Times. Attorneys for Omar are asking the Justice Department to immediately return the property that federal agents seized, arguing that the search was 'neither justified nor lawful', the Inquirer and ABC News reported on Saturday 17 October. On Thursday 22 October the Inquirer and ABC News reported that Omar plans to move out of the Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week, and NBC News that Omar cited safety reasons, describing an hourslong search that began with federal agents banging on the doors at 6 a.m. while Omar's husband and son were home.
Latest: The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported that Rep. Ilhan Omar plans to move out of the Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week, and NBC News that Omar cited safety reasons, describing an hourslong search that began with federal agents banging on the doors at 6 a.m. while Omar's husband and son were home.
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How it unfolded
Thursday 22 October
The Philadelphia Inquirer and ABC News reported that Rep. Ilhan Omar plans to move out of the Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week, and NBC News that Omar cited safety reasons, describing an hourslong search that began with federal agents banging on the doors at 6 a.m. while Omar's husband and son were home.
Wednesday 21 October
Friday 16 October
Wednesday 14 October
Federal authorities investigating Rep. Ilhan Omar seized the Democratic lawmaker's phone and issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of Omar's relatives, according to a person briefed on the probe, NBC News reporting that the phone was seized when federal agents searched Omar's home in Washington, D.C.
- 17:38NBC NewsDOJ seized Rep. Omar's phone, subpoenaed family members in immigration status investigation
- 17:16LA TimesRep. Ilhan Omar's phone seized and relatives subpoenaed in criminal probe, AP source says
- 16:28The Philadelphia InquirerRep. Ilhan Omar's phone seized and relatives subpoenaed in criminal probe, AP source says
- 13:40NBC NewsDOJ issues subpoenas in probe of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s immigration status, including to family members