DHS Refers Ilhan Omar to DOJ

GRAND RAPIDS, MI. - The Department of Homeland Security referred Representative Ilhan Omar's case to the Department of Justice, according to a confirmation on Friday, October 30, 2026 from Secretary Markwayne Mullin. Federal agents searched the Washington, D.C.-area residence of the Minnesota Democrat and other locations, issuing around a dozen grand jury subpoenas as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.

Democracy Defenders Fund filed a Hatch Act complaint on Tuesday, October 13, 2026, against several federal agencies following the search and called on the U.S. Office of Special Counsel to investigate the actions of officials. President Donald Trump and other Republicans previously called for Representative Omar to lose her citizenship and face deportation, while dozens of House Democrats distanced themselves from her as party members mobilized to block immigration probes.

Federal agents executed the search early Monday morning on October 12, 2026, just three weeks before the midterm elections. Representative Omar decried the search as political intimidation, declaring publicly that she did not intend to yield to pressure. Department of Justice spokespersons confirmed the ongoing criminal probe at the time, though the Trump administration provided few details regarding the precise triggers for the operation.

Investigators continue the criminal probe following the grand jury subpoenas and the Department of Homeland Security referral. Political fallout expands as legal groups monitor the special counsel inquiry and congressional representatives navigate the ongoing investigation.