The buried investigation returns: The dramatic revelation in the Ilhan Omar affair

The federal investigation into the Ilhan Omar affair, which was opened in 2016 under Obama and closed under Biden, has been reopened. Investigators raided her home, confiscated a passport and devices, and summoned family members for testimony.

The federal investigation examining whether Democratic Congresswoman from Minnesota, Ilhan Omar, married her brother in an immigration fraud scheme began in 2016 under the Obama administration, was closed during the Biden administration, and has now been reopened. As part of the new investigation, Homeland Security investigators raided her home in Washington on October 12, confiscating her passport, computer, and personal phone, and summoning family members for testimony. According to records, Omar married Ahmed Nur Said Elmi in 2009, who bears the same last name, and they divorced only in 2017. The New York Times reported that investigators found 'some evidence that this was a sham marriage,' but the case was closed due to the statute of limitations. Obama condemned the renewed investigation, while 175 Democratic members of Congress demanded it cease. Omar's spokesperson described the allegations as a 'disgusting and baseless conspiracy theory.' The article notes that the fact that law enforcement under the Obama administration opened the initial investigation dismantles Omar's defense claim.