# Ilhan Omar's DC Home Raid Interview

> Omar denies relation to ex-husband amid DC home raid search.
- Title: Ilhan Omar's DC Home Raid Interview · New York Post | Shortify
- Summary: Omar denies relation to ex-husband amid DC home raid search. Rep. Ilhan Omar says she is not related to ex-husband Ahmed Nur Said Elmi after federal agents…
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- Source: New York Post — https://nypost.com/2026/10/21/us-news/ilhan-omar-gives-head-scratching-response-when-asked-if-shes-related-to-ex-husband-in-first-interview-since-dc-raid
- Published: 2026-10-22T01:18:45+00:00
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- Topics: ilhan omar, ahmed nur said elmi, dc home raid, homeland security investigations, congress, re-election campaign, immigration fraud, federal search warrant, news, entertainment
## Omar denies relation to ex-husband
Omar says she is not related to ex-husband Ahmed Nur Said Elmi after federal agents raided her Washington DC home.

> Not to my knowledge
## Origin of marriage claims
The decade-old allegations that Omar and her ex got hitched in a failed effort to get him a green card originated on a 'Somali blog' and spread when 'right-wing conspiracy theorists' latched onto it.

> Somebody put in there that, you know, he had to have been my brother or something to that effect
## Financial situation
Omar describes herself as 'working class' and living 'paycheck to paycheck' with a 2016 Toyota Camry, renting DC and Minneapolis homes.

> I have a Toyota Camry that’s from 2016. It’s our only car.
## DC home raid details
HSI agents executed a search warrant on Omar's DC home last Monday, taking 17 items including her cellphones and notebooks.

> They went room by room and took 17 items
## Omar's response to raid
Omar called the raid 'intrusive but polite' and said agents left the house tidy, even folding her clothing.

> They did a really good job in putting everything back in its place
## Omar's re-election plea
Omar urged supporters to donate to her re-election campaign to fight Trump and his administration ahead of midterm elections.

> I’m confident in my truth. I’m confident in the fact that I didn’t do anything wrong
## Immigration probe status
The probe may involve false statements on immigration documents about Omar's birth date, with possible denaturalization and deportation if fraud is confirmed.

> If the Somali-born congresswoman’s citizenship was procured by the concealment of a material fact or by willful misrepresentation
## Key takeaway

Rep. Ilhan Omar says she is not related to ex-husband Ahmed Nur Said Elmi after federal agents raided her Washington DC home.