More than a week after federal agents raided Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-MN) home, the Justice Department says there’s still unfinished business.
In a new court filing, prosecutors say they haven’t fully executed the search warrant for the Minnesota congresswoman’s D.C. residence.
The DOJ wants a judge to delay responding to requests to unseal the warrant records until the warrant is fully executed.
Fourteen news organizations filed separate requests on October 15 to make the records public.
Now prosecutors want both deadlines pushed back until the warrant is fully executed. They’re asking for 30 days after that to update the court, followed by another round of discussions about what happens next. If the judge won’t agree, the DOJ wants until November 9 to respond to everyone.
The filing also lists Omar under another name: “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar.” Prosecutors don’t explain why they used that name, raising another question as investigators look into her immigration history.
The Daily Wire is working to confirm why the DOJ used the different name and what still needs to happen before the warrant is fully executed.
The October 12 raid came after investigators seized a phone belonging to Omar’s sister, Sahra Noor, earlier this year. The Times reported that text messages between family members helped convince a judge to approve the search.
Investigators were reportedly looking into possible immigration fraud and searching for paperwork Omar and her father filled out when they came to America.
Omar says she became an American citizen at 17 when her father became a naturalized citizen in 2000. But critics have questioned her birth year after congressional staff changed it from 1981 to 1982 in official directories.
That year could make a difference. Under the law at the time, Omar would have needed to be under 18 and meet other requirements to become a citizen through her father.
A search for her father’s naturalization records in 2023 also came up empty, according to the New York Post.
Daily Wire investigative reporter Luke Rosiak previously reported that Omar’s father, Nur Omar Mohamed, served as a colonel in Somalia’s military under communist dictator Siad Barre. Omar has described her father as an educator.
Rosiak raised questions about whether Mohamed disclosed his military background when the family came to America as refugees.
Omar’s sister and another family member have also received subpoenas.
Homeland Security agents reportedly took documents and electronics from Omar’s home. She has since demanded that her passport, computers, and other belongings be returned.
Omar denies wrongdoing and says the investigation is politically motivated. She has accused President Trump of using the Justice Department to go after her because she’s one of his critics.
On Wednesday, in a tearful video, Omar asked supporters for money to help fight the Trump administration.
“It is going to be a very expensive and challenging time,” she said, asking for donations of $5, $10, or $20.
The investigation into Omar’s finances and dealings with a foreign citizen began under the Biden administration in 2024, according to the Times.
