WASHINGTON (Diya TV ) — Federal investigators are examining whether Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota misrepresented her age to obtain U.S. citizenship. The investigation has drawn fresh attention after federal agents searched her Washington home and seized personal belongings.

The probe could have serious legal consequences for Omar. However, she has denied wrongdoing, and investigators have not publicly established that she committed immigration fraud.

According to The Wall Street Journal, federal agents searched Omar’s Washington residence Monday morning while she and her husband, Tim Mynett, were home. Investigators seized her cellphone, notebooks, computers and passport, the newspaper reported Wednesday.

The search forms part of a broader investigation into whether Omar improperly obtained citizenship through her father’s naturalization. Meanwhile, separate investigators are examining the finances of Omar and her husband, according to The New York Post.

Omar’s office rejected the allegations and accused President Donald Trump of targeting her because of her political views.

“President Trump would love to eliminate one of the most effective progressive voices in Congress. There is no basis for this,” her office told The Wall Street Journal.

Trump said Monday that he had nothing to do with the investigation. Nevertheless, he criticized Omar publicly and questioned her political record.

The immigration probe focuses on conflicting reports about Omar’s birth year. Some records list 1981, while others give 1982. Both dates identify Oct. 4 as her birthday.

Omar has said she became a U.S. citizen in 2000 through her father, Nur Omar Mohamed, who became a naturalized citizen that year.

The difference between the two reported birth years could matter under citizenship rules for certain children of naturalized citizens. If Omar was born in 1981, she would have been 19 in 2000. If she was born in 1982, she would have been 17.

Those ages could affect whether she qualified for citizenship through her father under the rules that applied at the time. However, the discrepancy alone does not prove that Omar committed fraud.

Investigators must determine whether she knowingly misrepresented her age or concealed important information during the citizenship process. They also must establish whether any alleged misrepresentation violated the law.

The Wall Street Journal reported that Homeland Security Investigations officials received information about the birth-year discrepancy during the Biden administration. Officials reportedly declined to pursue the matter then because they lacked sufficient evidence.

Federal law allows the government to seek to revoke citizenship when a person obtained it illegally or through deliberate misrepresentation of important facts. The legal process, known as denaturalization, requires the government to establish valid grounds for removing citizenship.

Denaturalization differs from deportation. First, the government must pursue the legal process to revoke citizenship. Any deportation action would depend on the outcome and other applicable immigration laws.

According to The Wall Street Journal, the Trump administration ultimately seeks to revoke Omar’s citizenship and deport her. However, the government must support any such action with evidence and follow the required legal procedures.

Omar would also have the opportunity to challenge the allegations in court. Until investigators establish wrongdoing, the claims remain allegations rather than proven facts.

The Trump administration has recently pursued denaturalization cases against 40 U.S. citizens accused of various offenses, including tax fraud, child sexual abuse material offenses, and spying for China.

Omar was born in Somalia and left the country with her family during its civil war in the early 1990s. The family spent time in Kenya before arriving in the United States in 1995.

Omar has said she was 12 when she arrived as a refugee. She later entered politics and won an election to the U.S. House of Representatives, becoming one of the country’s most prominent progressive lawmakers.

She also belongs to the group of progressive Democratic representatives commonly known as the Squad. Throughout her congressional career, Omar has clashed with Trump and his allies over immigration, foreign policy, and other issues.

Questions about her birth year surfaced publicly in 2018 and 2019. The New York Post reported that Omar’s campaign told The Associated Press in 2018 that she did not have a birth certificate because her family had fled Somalia’s civil war.

The newspaper also reported that Omar’s staff contacted several reference organizations in 2019 to request that her birth year appear as 1982 rather than 1981.

The investigation now places those earlier questions under renewed scrutiny. Still, investigators must establish whether the conflicting records reflect deliberate misrepresentation or another explanation.

For now, the case remains unresolved. Its outcome will depend on the evidence investigators gather and whether federal authorities can establish legal grounds for further action against Omar.