Rep. Ilhan Omar’s relatives subpoenaed by feds as DHS investigates lawmaker’s immigration history

Relatives of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) have reportedly been issued subpoenas as part of the federal probe into the Somalia-born congresswoman’s immigration paperwork.

The subpoenas went out to Omar’s sister, Sahra Noor, and at least one other member of her family as part of the ongoing criminal fraud investigation, the New York Times reported on Tuesday. 

Noor is the author of a recently published memoir about immigrating from Somalia. She also runs a Minneapolis-based consulting firm that touts having secured “more than $20 million in funding for health initiatives and consulted on projects backed by” the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United States Agency for International Development and other groups.

Noor did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment. 

Federal investigators have been looking into the immigration history of Omar’s family, including whether the congresswoman’s late father, Nur Omar Mohamed, lied or omitted information on immigration forms before becoming a citizen, the outlet reported.

Omar’s 2022 congressional primary opponent, AJ Kern, obtained documents from a US Citizenship and Immigration Services information officer in 2023 showing “no record” of Nur Omar Mohamed having been naturalized as a US citizen, The Post reported earlier Monday.

Omar has long claimed she became a citizen at the age of 17, through her father’s naturalization. 

The subpoena revelation comes one day after Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) raided the home Omar shares with her husband, Tim Mynett. 

Omar has vehemently denied any wrongdoing and has accused the Trump administration of weaponizing federal law enforcement in an effort to intimidate her.  

“I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement,” Omar said in a statement on X. “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.”

“I will not be silenced,” the congresswoman added. 

US Attorney for the District of Columbia Jeanine Pirro also revealed Monday that her office is conducting a separate investigation into Omar’s financial disclosures, which showed her and her husband’s net worth ballooned from between $15,000 and $51,000 in 2023 to between $6 million and $30 million in 2024.

“We’re looking at the facts … we’ll follow them wherever they take us,” Pirro said in an interview with Fox News’ “America Reports.”

Omar has since revised the value of her and her husband’s assets and income downward, attributing the massive jump to an accounting discrepancy.