Mullin Says Omar Inquiry May Go to Grand Jury

Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said federal agents served multiple warrants on the day they searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home, and that investigators expect to present their case to a grand jury. The inquiry concerns possible immigration-related offenses, but Omar has not been charged, according to reporting on the investigation. Mullin made the remarks during a podcast interview, describing the investigation as a strong case and saying a judge authorized the warrants. He did not identify the locations or targets of the additional warrants. The details he gave about the warrants and anticipated grand-jury presentation were his account; the reporting does not provide the warrants or independent confirmation of their scope. The investigation, led by Homeland Security Investigations and the Justice Department, concerns immigration paperwork involving Omar’s family from decades ago. Accounts of the inquiry say investigators are examining whether information about Omar’s age was inaccurate when her father naturalized in 2000. Omar has said she became a U.S. citizen as a minor through her father’s naturalization. The question under examination is whether she...