Representative Ilhan Omar is asking supporters to contribute to her campaign as she pushes back against the Trump administration’s investigation into her immigration records.
Homeland Security Investigations, the investigative division of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, searched Omar’s home on Tuesday while the Justice Department continues its inquiry.
Omar’s campaign quickly turned the search into a fundraising appeal. In an email, the Somali-born Democrat urged supporters to help her prepare for the next phase of the investigation, with donations requested from $10 upward.
“We have an obligation to fight back against this ludicrous, partisan investigation, and show that we will not let Trump’s abuse of power go unchecked,” the campaign email stated.
“We have to be ready for anything that comes our way, and every dollar we can raise goes a long way. Thank you.”
Omar arrived in the United States as a child refugee from Somalia and later became a naturalized American citizen.
Investigators are reportedly reviewing immigration documents from her childhood that were prepared by her late father.
At a rally in Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday, Trump called the Minnesota congresswoman “a disaster,” speaking only hours after federal agents searched her home.
Federal agents searched Representative Ilhan Omar’s residence in the early hours of Monday, October 12, reportedly as part of a criminal investigation into her immigration paperwork.
After the search of Omar’s home, her campaign circulated a fundraising email asking supporters to give at least $10. “We have to be ready for anything that comes our way, and every dollar we can raise goes a long way. Thank you.”
Trump denied having any role in the search, telling reporters that he had long viewed Omar as “totally crooked personally.” He said the investigation was being handled by the Justice Department.
The president has repeatedly alleged that Omar married her brother to secure US citizenship. Omar has rejected the accusation, which has never been substantiated.
Trump repeated the claim at rallies in December and again in May, extending a years-long political clash with Omar, who has called him a “murderer.”
Federal Election Commission records show that Omar’s campaign collected $5.83 million for the 2026 election cycle between January 1, 2025, and July 22.
Our News Outlet contacted Omar’s campaign to ask how much additional money had been donated since the federal search.
The search prompted an angry response from Democrats who accused the Trump administration of using federal law enforcement against one of its most vocal critics less than a month before the midterm elections.
Supporters gathered in Minneapolis on Monday night for “Stand with Ilhan,” an event organized by the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
Omar accused the administration of intensifying what she described as a sustained effort to target her.
“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,” she wrote on X.
The Minneapolis gathering, held under the banner “Stand with Ilhan,” was organized Monday night by the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations.
While she seeks financial support from her voters, her Democratic colleagues are rallying behind her.
AOC came to Omar’s defense, denouncing the FBI search and accusing the administration of repeatedly targeting her fellow Democrat.
She said the raid represented an unacceptable abuse of power and pledged her support for Omar in a post on X.
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who was targeted by a DOJ investigation into alleged obstruction of federal immigration enforcement, accused Trump of abusing his power to go after political opponents weeks before the election.
Representative Ro Khanna called the raid ‘simply chilling’, accusing the Trump administration of targeting political opponents and Muslim Americans.
Omar’s campaign has raised $5.83 million for the 2026 election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission records from January 1 2025, through July 22
Omar’s nameplate at her Capitol Hill office was draped in positive messages of support, with many writing, ‘love you’
Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, who was targeted by a DOJ investigation into alleged obstruction of federal immigration enforcement, accused Trump of abusing his power to go after political opponents weeks before the election
House Democratic leaders like Hakeem Jeffries and Peter Aguilar condemned the operation and demanded answers from the Justice and Homeland Security departments, questioning why federal agents searched the congresswoman’s home so close to an election.
Authorities have yet to publicly detail the full scope of the investigation.
