US Lawmaker Ilhan Omar's Phone Seized, Relatives Summoned In Criminal Probe
The scope of the investigation into Omar is unclear, though Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has suggested that authorities were examining potential crimes related to her family's immigration paperwork.
Federal authorities are investigating Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar, seizing her phone and issuing over a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some of her relatives. The probe is focused on potential fraud in Omar's immigration paperwork, leading to a search of her Washington, D.C. home just before the November midterms. Democrats have condemned the search, accusing the administration of targeting Omar politically, while U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro stated that if a crime was committed, it will be prosecuted.
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