Ilhan Omar says she can no longer live in D.C. home searched by federal agents, citing death threats

Updated on: October 22, 2026 / 10:35 AM CDT / CBS Minnesota

Ilhan Omar says she can no longer live in D.C. home searched by federal agents, citing death threats

TL;DR

  • Rep. Ilhan Omar is relocating from her Washington D.C. home after a federal search and subsequent death threats.
  • She attributes the search to the Trump administration, aiming to target her and discourage voting.
  • Omar asserts her confidence in her innocence and her right to remain in Congress.
  • Federal agents searched her home on October 12 as part of an investigation into her immigration paperwork.
  • Omar described the early morning search as an attempt to 'freak them out' and detailed the items agents confiscated.