Rep Omar's immigration history faces new scrutiny as feds subpoena relatives

Federal investigators have subpoenaed relatives of Rep. Ilhan Omar as part of an ongoing criminal probe into her immigration paperwork. The investigation follows a search of her Washington, D.C. home and reports of discrepancies in her public biographical data.
Why it matters
The investigation involves a high-profile member of Congress and raises questions about the integrity of immigration documentation and potential political weaponization of federal agencies.
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s, D-Minn., immigration history is facing fresh scrutiny after federal agents searched her Washington, D.C., home, with new reports detailing subpoenas to relatives and a request from her congressional staff to change the birth year listed in public biographies. Federal investigators have subpoenaed Omar’s sister, Sahra Noor, and at least one other person in her family circle as they examine possible fraud and false statements in immigration paperwork, The New York Times reported Tuesday, citing people familiar with the investigation. Fox News has also learned that subpoenas have been sent to multiple family members of Omar. Separately, the New York Post reported that Omar’s staff asked the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library in May 2019 to change her listed birth year from 1981 to 1982, a discrepancy a former political opponent has questioned while challenging the Minnesota Democrat’s account of how she became a U.S. citizen.
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