White House border czar Tom Homan countered that he has been told federal investigators "have a strong case" and said Omar could be denaturalized and deported if immigration fraud is proven. Asked on Fox News whether the federal government is investigating wrongdoing beyond immigration fraud or matters in Minnesota, Homan said, "I know things, but that's a question for the FBI." Separately, the New York Post reported, citing sources, that federal authorities have DNA evidence that could prove Omar committed immigration fraud and married her brother.
The statements follow Homeland Security Investigations' October 12 raid on Omar's Washington home, where agents seized her phone, passport and computers, and reports that investigators collected her family's trash to obtain DNA samples before the search. Omar has denied wrongdoing, and her attorneys have challenged the legality of the search warrant approved by US Magistrate Judge Matthew Sharbaugh while demanding the immediate return of her seized property.