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DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says federal investigators have a “STRONG CASE” against Rep. Ilhan Omar as agents execute MULTIPLE search warrants in ongoing investigation
X ^ | 10/15/2026 | Benny Johnson

Posted on 10/16/2026 8:03:18 PM PDT by SmokingJoe

DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says federal investigators have a “STRONG CASE” against Rep. Ilhan Omar as agents execute MULTIPLE search warrants in ongoing investigation.

According to CBS News:

-Federal authorities carried out several search warrants as part of the expanding investigation.

-Mullin says organized immigration fraud could trigger federal racketeering charges under RICO.

-DHS and the Justice Department are coordinating efforts as the investigation moves forward.

It's only getting worse for Ilhan Omar.

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TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: illegals; omar
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1 posted on 10/16/2026 8:03:19 PM PDT by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

Send Her Back!


2 posted on 10/16/2026 8:15:39 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (Pets are no substitute for children)
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To: SmokingJoe

Omar had it all - a lucrative congressional job for life and a fraud machine that was so simple even a Somali could do it . But she had to blow it and throw it all away by deciding to be a loud mouth anti American Squad member


3 posted on 10/16/2026 8:20:30 PM PDT by rdcbn1 (..when poets buy guns, tourist season is over................Walter R. Mead)
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To: SmokingJoe
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says federal investigators have a “STRONG CASE” against Rep. Ilhan Omar as agents execute MULTIPLE search warrants in ongoing investigation.

It better be an airtight, slam-dunk, perfect case, or the MSM-Democrats will tear him apart.

4 posted on 10/16/2026 8:28:55 PM PDT by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: SmokingJoe

There is a strong possibility that she has left the country, if the case is strong enough..


5 posted on 10/16/2026 8:31:24 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Male simping and female promiscuity is the same thing. Resources without reciprocation.)
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To: SmokingJoe
The feds didn't seize Omar's phone to examine an immigration matter from 25 years ago. They're investigating something bigger.

6 posted on 10/16/2026 8:32:44 PM PDT by Right_Wing_Madman
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

They have her passport.


7 posted on 10/16/2026 8:41:09 PM PDT by willk (Local news media. Just as big an enemy to this country as national media)
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To: Right_Wing_Madman

Maybe her ties to the Safari Restaurant whose owner defrauded $16 million dollars from the federal child nutrition program?

Which only scratches the surface of Somali fraud in MN.


8 posted on 10/16/2026 8:41:34 PM PDT by TigersEye (The Marxist Media works hand in glove with the Democrat terrorists.)
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To: TigersEye

The $20 billion from Minnesota.


9 posted on 10/16/2026 8:43:47 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Male simping and female promiscuity is the same thing. Resources without reciprocation.)
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To: SmokingJoe

Well on this one we do agree.
She is not working for America’s best interests.
She has her own agenda.
And she has shown hostility towards Judeo-Christianity.
I don’t trust her.


10 posted on 10/16/2026 8:45:49 PM PDT by USA-FRANCE (Silence against evil isn't neutrality, it's complicity. Oppose the Iran-Russia-North Korea Alliance!)
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To: willk

That just means that she cant fly commercial. She could still get out on a private plane.


11 posted on 10/16/2026 8:52:24 PM PDT by Jonty30 (Male simping and female promiscuity is the same thing. Resources without reciprocation.)
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To: Steely Tom
It better be an airtight, slam-dunk, perfect case, or the MSM-Democrats will tear him apart.

A news podcast I listen to from time to time (Commentary) and which is often pretty critical of the Trump Administration made the case that it's likely the Justice Department already had a pretty solid case against Omar before they ever produced their search warrants.

The real question is how far they'll take it. As much as I'd like to see her de-naturalized and deported to Mogadishu in the rat-infested holds of a tramp steamer, that's probably wishful thinking.

12 posted on 10/16/2026 8:57:02 PM PDT by Drew68
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To: willk

I am sure that she has some friend like Mandami who has a friend with a private jet. She has money stashed overseas by now. So, who knows...


13 posted on 10/16/2026 9:01:42 PM PDT by Pete from Shawnee Mission (6B KS/MO Border 44F Clear )
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To: SmokingJoe

All she has to do is cross into Canada.
Cuckoo PM Carney will help her.


14 posted on 10/16/2026 9:12:35 PM PDT by doc maverick
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A Somali military veteran who served in his regiment says Omar’s father was a “feared” colonel
in the Somali National Army....far from being the “benign educator” portrayed to Americans.

Omar portrayed her father as a “teacher” in her 2020
memoir “My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman.”


15 posted on 10/16/2026 9:21:33 PM PDT by Liz (“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies the work of His hands. " (Psalm 19:1))
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A Somali military veteran who served in his regiment says Omar’s father was a “feared” colonel
in the Somali National Army....far from being the “benign educator” portrayed to Americans.

Omar portrayed her father as a “teacher” in her 2020
memoir “My Journey from Refugee to Congresswoman.”


16 posted on 10/16/2026 9:21:34 PM PDT by Liz (“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies the work of His hands. " (Psalm 19:1))
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To: SmokingJoe

https://x.com/LelandVittert/status/2111265822240841882

“Multiple sources have confirmed to me that federal agents went dumpster diving to get DNA from Minnesota Congresswoman
@IlhanMN
and her family before the raid on her D.C. home earlier this week. Our reporting suggests investigations go far beyond simple immigration fraud.

NewsNation sources say the likely coming indictments will be stunning in nature and far beyond anything the public has understood the case to be really isn’t.”
_____________________________________________________________

Will they find out she doesn’t share DNA with her sister and “Dad” really isn’t Dad?


17 posted on 10/16/2026 9:28:28 PM PDT by CaptainK ("No matter how cynical you get, it is impossible to keep up” )
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An individual cannot legally flee the country on a private plane without a passport. While private jet travel offers more privacy and flexibility than commercial airlines, it is subject to the same strict border control regulations for international flights.

This question follows recent public speculation regarding Rep Ilhan Omar, whose passport, cellphone, and electronic devices were seized by federal agents during a Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) raid on her Washington, DC, home Oct 12, 2026.

Following the raid, viral rumors circulated online claiming she had fled the United States. Her husband strongly dismissed the rumors, and there is no evidence suggesting she has left the country.


Legally and logistically, bypassing border security via a private aircraft is not permitted due to the following structural protocols:

Before an international private flight takes off, operators must submit a passenger manifest to government customs agencies, such as the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) electronic Advance Passenger Information System (eAPIS).

Pilots and Fixed-Base Operators (FBOs)—the private terminals at airports—are legally required to verify the physical passports of everyone on board before departure.

Even if a private aircraft somehow managed to take off undetected, the aircraft cannot legally land in a foreign country without clearing customs. Arriving at an international border without a valid passport would result in immediate detention by local authorities, denial of entry, and the forced return or deportation of the passenger.

While it is entirely possible to fly domestically within the United States on a private aircraft using a standard state-issued photo ID (or without a passport), crossing international borders strictly mandates valid passport documentation across all tiers of aviation.


18 posted on 10/16/2026 9:31:30 PM PDT by Liz (“The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies the work of His hands. " (Psalm 19:1))
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To: Steely Tom

Yeah but that don’t mean anything anymore, it a badge of honor


19 posted on 10/16/2026 9:40:48 PM PDT by datricker (Go Trump/Vance! )
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To: SmokingJoe

What are the odds that she’s kept her Somali passport active? Just in case she needed to bug-out.


20 posted on 10/16/2026 9:49:32 PM PDT by FrankRizzo890
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