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A family text message on her sister’s phone is what triggered the raid on embattled “Squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar’s (D-Minn.) Washington, DC, home, according to a bombshell report. Federal investigators seized the phone of Omar’s sister, Sahra Noor, earlier this year, as they began looking into whether Somalia-born Omar conspired to commit immigration fraud when she came to the US, three people familiar with the matter told the New York Times. The text messages were used to secure a federal judge’s approval for Department of Homeland Security agents to raid Omar’s home Monday, when they seized the congresswoman’s phone, passport,...

Two major Christian-identified charities took at least $62 million from government sources to resettle Somalians in Minnesota, precipitating a wave of theft, fraud, gang activity, crime and tribalism. Catholic Charities and Lutheran Social Services exploited high-dollar government contracts and were instrumental in turning Minnesota into one of worst localities for fraud in America. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops, which oversees Catholic Charities, also raked in an astounding $140 million from the federal government to bring Somalians into Minnesota, the New York Post reported. Catholic Charities and Lutheran Social Services (the latter of which has recently rebranded as “Global Refuge”)...

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A dark chapter in the family history of Minnesota Democratic Senate candidate Peggy Flanagan has made its way into the race, but it is unclear whether voters will hold the alleged sins of her long-dead grandfather against her. Earlier this week, Alpha News revealed the troubled mental health history of Flanagan's grandfather, John Jacob Hartmann, supported by old newspaper accounts and court records. He spent decades in psychiatric custody, escaped twice and was suspected in multiple killings, though never charged. The reporting comes just weeks before the midterm elections, in which Flanagan, the state's lieutenant governor, faces former television sports...

Things are getting increasingly wild in the ongoing, multifaceted investigation into Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05). When you bring DNA evidence into the fray, you'd be right to wonder if something beyond the initial reports is happening behind the scenes. Federal agents, according to multiple sources who spoke with NewsNation, searched discarded trash in hopes of obtaining DNA from Omar and her family before raiding her Washington, D.C. home this week. The sources state that any potential DNA evidence obtained "is critical to the investigation" into the Squad member. It's unclear how such evidence would factor into the case, but...

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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On Columbus Day, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant of Representative Ilhan Omar’s home. For several months, there have been rumors that she was under investigation for immigration fraud. A few weeks ago, White House Border Czar Tom Homan acknowledged that the congresswoman was the subject of an ongoing criminal investigation. U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro says her office is investigating Omar for potential financial crimes. The D.C. magistrate judge who authorized the search of Omar’s residence is a registered Democrat who donated to Hillary Clinton and received professional appointments from other Democrats. Despite the fact that Democrats...

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John Solomon just pulled back the curtain on the federal case now surrounding Rep. Ilhan Omar — and his explanation makes the raid look much bigger than a one-day political spectacle. The headline from Monday was dramatic enough: federal agents entered Omar’s Washington, D.C., home with a court-authorized search warrant and carried away boxes of evidence. But Solomon says the most important questions are who the real target is, what investigators were authorized to seize, and whether the endgame could reach far beyond an ordinary criminal charge. Jesse Watters summarized the newest seizure and subpoena details Thursday night: VIDEO AT...

Two church non-profits have taken in at least $62 M to build the Somali community in Minnesota — leading to the rise of Ilhan Omar and the fraud scandals that have gripped that state. Catholic Charities and Lutheran Social Services were at the forefront of reshaping MN thanks to generous government contracts stemming back generations. “This is a very big pile of government money and a whole bunch of different groups have come to get their own slice of it,” Parker Thayer, an immigration expert at the Capital Research Center...total money pouring into MN resettlement programs is “in the hundreds...

It's said that absence makes the heart grow fonder, but what's there to say about a governor who, after two terms, could only make a positive contribution to his state by suffering a retroactive total existence failure? According to outgoing Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, his eight years were filled with "signature accomplishments" on the "things that matter most: children and families, economic opportunity, health and safety, and strong local communities." Oh, Tim. Let's set the record straight, shall we? Walz loves to brag about how much he increased spending on this or that program — with results that are questionable...

Father Also Pleaded Guilty to Felon in Possession of a Firearm A Minneapolis father and son pleaded guilty in October to conspiring to defraud the United States. The father also pleaded guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to documents and statements made in court, between June 2022 and October 2024, LaMar Javis Burgess and his son, LaMar Dazjar Burgess, of the Minneapolis area, prepared and filed false federal income tax returns for themselves and others claiming refund amounts they and the other taxpayers were not entitled to receive. The defendants prepared and filed false 2021...

MINNEAPOLIS — Members of Minnesota's growing Somali community, including a city council member, tore into President Donald Trump and his administration when speaking with Fox News Digital after Monday's raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C., residence. "Somalis — we all feel attacked by President Trump," Jamal Osman, the Somali-born vice president of the Minneapolis City Council, said of the impact of the raid carried out by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents. "Our president has broken the law many times. ICE [is] terrorizing our community ... and we're not surprised such action has taken place," Osman continued in reference to...

The Trump administration pushed for an unusually aggressive search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s house in recent days in an immigration fraud probe that targets the congresswoman, possible false statements made on government documents, and a potential conspiracy, according to multiple people familiar with the investigation. Prosecutors, however, first had to contend with a federal magistrate judge, in a prolonged back-and-forth that hasn’t previously been reported. Judge Matthew Sharbaugh of the DC District Court ultimately limited how the Justice Department could access Omar’s documents in Monday’s search, before he would approve the warrant, because of her role as a member of...

Watters: Democrats HATE this case - YouTube. Oct 14, 2026 Watters: Ilhan Omar’s dad wasn’t some low-level soldier… **Jesse:** Fox News alert. World War XI is off to a hot start. It's not being waged on one front anymore; it's two. The feds showed up at Ilhan Omar's door with a warrant. Tuesday, the feds moved in on her family, and tonight Fox can report that investigators seized Omar's phone as part of their immigration investigation. _The Wall Street Journal_ says they took her computers and passport, too. The Justice Department is building a case that would strip her of...

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan has frequently spoken about her family history, particularly her Native American heritage and the struggles of being raised by a single mother who relied on government assistance. Her personal story has become a central theme of her political career, including her campaign for the U.S. Senate. But newly uncovered newspaper archives reveal a far darker chapter of her family history — one involving four suspected murders, decades of confinement in state mental hospitals and an alleged threat against a federal judge. Flanagan’s maternal grandfather, John Jacob Hartmann, spent more than 30 years in Minnesota state...

Tim Mynett, the husband of embattled Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), was spotted Tuesday for the first time since the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) raided their Washington, DC, home – which President Trump suggested the couple shouldn’t be able to afford. Mynett, staring straight down at the sidewalk, was snapped walking the family dog – a yellow labrador retriever named Teddy – back to the home where Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents executed a search warrant and removed belongings early Monday morning. The raid is believed to be part of an ongoing criminal fraud investigation into the Somalia-born congresswoman’s immigration...

After the feds raided Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN)’s immigration documents in a reportedly years-long fraud investigation into the Somali Congresswoman’s background, even MS Now is admitting the feds likely have evidence. The investigation appears to be focusing on whether she and her father lied on immigration papers filled out when she was a teen, as the statute of limitations on her alleged marriage to her brother has already expired. A former immigration official previously told the New York Post that if Omar’s father lied on citizenship paperwork and she went along with the lie, it “would wipe her out from...

“Squad” Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) defiantly broke her silence after a Homeland Security Investigations raid of her DC residence on Monday, as she and her allies claimed the action was part of President Trump’s repeated attempts to intimidate her as a political foe.“I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement,” Omar said in a statement on X. “For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation.”“I will not be silenced,” the congresswoman added in...