Rep. Ilhan Omar’s relatives issued subpoenas as part of immigration probe

Updated on: October 14, 2026 / 6:07 PM EDT / CBS News

Multiple relatives of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar received grand jury subpoenas, as part of the ongoing criminal investigation into her family's history for evidence of possible fraud and false statements in their immigration paperwork, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

The subpoenas were issued on Friday, just days before Omar's home in Washington, D.C., was searched early Monday morning by investigators from ICE's investigative unit.

The subpoenas were first reported by the New York Times.

The decision by the Justice Department to take those overt investigative steps so close to the midterm elections has sparked criticism. It appears to run contrary to the DOJ's own internal guidelines, which stipulate that federal prosecutors and agents "may never select the timing of any action" for the "purpose of affecting any election, or for the purpose of giving an advantage or disadvantage to any candidate or political party."

Customarily, the Justice Department has operated under an unwritten, so-called "60-day rule" cited in a 2016 DOJ inspector general report. It refers to the general practice of prosecutors to avoid the public disclosure of investigative steps related to electoral matters or…

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