175 House Dems Demand Trump Admin Stop Ilhan Omar Probe

175 House Democrats have sent a letter urging the Trump administration to end its federal investigation of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s immigration history, saying the probe is election interference with her re-election just a week away.

House Democrats are pushing to protect Omar from further scrutiny after federal investigators searched her Washington, D.C., home earlier this month.

The letter, led by Rep. Pramila Jayapal, blasts DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Attorney General Todd Blanche for reportedly weaponizing law enforcement against a sitting member of Congress.

Federal agents raided Omar’s D.C. home with a search warrant on Oct. 12, taking phones and notebooks as part of an investigation into whether Omar or her father lied about her year of birth on immigration paperwork when the family fled Somalia in the late 1990s.

The key question is this: If Omar was 18 or older when her father got citizenship—instead of the 17 previously reported—she would not have automatically qualified for citizenship through him and would have had to file her own application.

“Congresswoman Omar is seeking reelection in Minnesota’s 5th congressional district in just one week. News of the search warrant, whether properly predicated or not, could affect voters’ decisions, which is exactly why federal law enforcement should not engage in such conduct when voters are casting their ballots. This type of interference strips Minnesotans of their right to a free and fair election guaranteed to them under the Constitution,” the letter said.

“We stand with Congresswoman Omar and condemn the weaponization of law enforcement against her. You have already disgraced the offices you hold, and we demand you refrain from taking any further actions that could affect the outcome of the upcoming election,” the letter added.

Her fellow House Democrats recounted the allegations in their letter, saying, “Your probe into the congresswoman reportedly concerns her late father’s filing of immigration paperwork after she fled Somalia’s civil war at age eight, making her a U.S. citizen at age seventeen.”

But they argued it does not justify “a pre-dawn raid on her home for paperwork her father filed when she was a minor.”

Federal agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant on Omar’s home on Oct. 12, seizing multiple phones and notebooks, among other items.

“This weaponization of law enforcement to harass a sitting Member of Congress 22 days before an election is unprecedented and unacceptable,” Democrats’ letter said.

They argued the probe was “driven by a pre-determined political outcome rather than an objective pursuit of justice.”

Omar faces renewed scrutiny after a deleted family tribute resurfaced amid questions about her identity.

The development underscores a conservative principle: public officials should answer legitimate questions about government records, regardless of political affiliation.

Fox News Digital reported that Omar’s June 2013 post referred to her father using a name differing from other records.

The Minnesota congresswoman identified her father as Nur Said in the tribute, which she subsequently removed in September 2019.

Other records identify him as Nur Omar Mohamed, including a Congressional Black Caucus memorial following his death in 2020.

That difference has attracted attention because Omar’s former husband is named Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, according to the report.

Somali naming conventions generally incorporate an individual’s given name, followed by the given names of their father and paternal grandfather.

The distinction matters because accountability requires evidence, particularly when allegations involve immigration records and the identity of an elected representative.

According to Fox News Digital, federal agents searched Omar’s Washington residence on October 12 during an ongoing criminal investigation.

The reported inquiry concerns possible false statements in immigration and naturalization documents, allegations that Omar has denied.

An archived copy of the tribute resurfaced following that search, renewing attention to material initially reported years earlier.

The Daily Caller first reported on the archived social media post in 2019, according to the supplied account.

Omar deleted the post on the morning of September 19 that year, six years after originally publishing it.

A statement circulating online, allegedly attributed to her spokesperson, offered an explanation for the different name and subsequent deletion.

That statement described Nur Said as her father’s childhood nickname and said he maintained a public page using it.

It also attributed the deletion to threats against Omar and her family, rather than an effort to conceal information.

The supplied report does not establish the authenticity of that recirculated statement, making its attribution an important qualification.

Omar’s office did not respond Friday when Fox News Digital sought comment specifically about the deleted social media post.

Other reporting has also used Nur Said when discussing her father, demonstrating that the name appeared beyond that tribute.

A New York Post account quoted Oxford University historian Mohamed Haji Ingiriis referring to Omar’s father by that name.

Separately, court documents connected to the search warrant reportedly identify the congresswoman using another name alongside her publicly stated identity.

The documents identify her as Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a.k.a. Ilhan Abdullahi Omar, according to Fox News Digital.