Federal authorities collected DNA from Congresswoman Ilhan Omar.
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The Fox News RundownOct 23, 2026
Several outlets, citing anonymous sources, reported before 2026-10-23 that federal investigators had obtained Omar's DNA, and Fox's Bill Melugin reported the feds possessed it. The support is anonymously sourced and no official source confirms collection, though no source contradicts it; reports disagree on method (dumpster diving versus another route), which does not change the core claim.
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… Terry, Jason Chase it's, what's on your mind? Congresswoman Ilan Omar is up for re-election this year, but there are questions and doubts about the authenticity of her background, which may lead to something that we weren't expecting just a few months ago. Federal authorities have raided her home, they've checked and gotten her passport, and evidently collected her DNA. This came after they went to a federal judge with the proper predicate. This differs greatly from the past administrations, where they would go guns a blazing into people's homes to go and raid without the proper predicate, but this actually does have …
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Supports. Fox News reporter Bill Melugin, relaying sources, reported the feds are in possession of Rep. Omar's DNA as part of the citizenship investigation, while saying it was not obtained from a trash can.[4]
Supports. Newsweek reported that federal investigators obtained a sample of Omar's DNA, per a source close to the matter, while noting no DNA test results have been publicly disclosed.[5]
Supports. The New York Post, as relayed by Express and Hindustan Times, reported that sources confirmed the collection of Omar's DNA as part of an effort to prove immigration fraud allegations.[6][7]
Context. NewsNation reported federal agents collected garbage in hopes of obtaining Omar's DNA, a method Fox's sources disputed; the reports differ on how, not on whether DNA was obtained.[8][9]
Context. Snopes, a tier1 fact-checker, rejected the claim that Omar married her brother as unfounded, but the excerpt does not clearly address whether DNA was collected. The Justice Department filing did not disclose DNA results and did not deny collection.[1][5]
Context. Reuters and AP reported the October 12 or 13 raid and phone seizure as part of a criminal probe into immigration paperwork, without addressing DNA.[2][3]
Sources
9 sources: 3 fact-checkers, 1 tier 3, 4 not rated, 1 tier 1
- 1Did Ilhan Omar marry her brother? Name dispute revives ... - Snopessnopes.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 2US probes Omar's decades-old immigration paperwork with eye toward deportation, sources sayreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 3Federal authorities seize Rep. Ilhan Omar's phone in criminal probeapnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: context
- 4Trump admin seizes congresswoman's DNA — but won't explain ...rawstory.com · tier 3 · cited for: supports
- 5Ilhan Omar's GOP rival urges Democrat to release files amid probenewsweek.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 6Feds obtain Ilhan Omar's DNA 'in an attempt to prove she ...the-express.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 7Feds seize Ilhan Omar's DNA that could be critical in proving ...hindustantimes.com · not rated · cited for: supports
- 8Inside the federal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omarthehill.com · tier 1 · cited for: context
- 9Feds dumpster-dive for Rep. Ilhan Omar's DNA: Sourcesnewsnationnow.com · not rated · cited for: context
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