Rep. Ilhan Omar raised more than $1.5 million in campaign funds around the time of a federal search of her Washington home. This total is part of nearly $1.9 million raised in the first two weeks of October, as per the Federal Election Commission. On October 12, the day of the search, Omar raised $847,000, marking her highest fundraising day of the election cycle. The next day saw an additional $665,000 raised.
Omar’s campaign has received over $8 million in funds for the current two-year cycle. Homeland Security Investigations conducted the search as part of a probe into potential immigration paperwork discrepancies from when Omar’s family arrived in the U.S. in the 1990s. Omar has denied any misconduct, stating the operation was politically motivated.
To cover legal fees, Omar appealed for donations, acknowledging the upcoming “expensive and challenging time” in a social media video.