Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a court-approved search warrant on Oct. 12 at the Washington-area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), the New York Times reported, citing three people briefed on the matter. A Justice Department spokeswoman confirmed only a “judicially authorized” search as part of an “ongoing federal criminal investigation” and said nothing more. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in September that his department was investigating Omar and her family’s immigration to the United States, and suggested the outcome could be deportation; investigators have since sought to look into her finances, campaign funds and “interactions with a foreign citizen,” according to the Times. Omar said the allegations are “complete shams,” and said that she is “not at all worried about these investigations.”

The search falls inside the 60-day pre-election window in which Justice Department policy has long told prosecutors to avoid overt investigative steps that could affect an election, and a publicly visible search of a politician’s home is the kind of step the department has for years treated as off limits in that period. President Trump invoked the same policy guidance in 2024 to accuse special counsel Jack Smith of interfering in his campaign. Omar stands for reelection on Nov. 3.