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title: "Federal US investigators seize Ilhan Omar's phone and subpoena relatives"
description: "Most outlets reported that federal US investigators seized Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's phone and issued subpoenas to her relatives, citing a criminal probe. Arab News Pakistan added that the seizure occurred weeks before the US midterm elections and referenced an AP source, while The News International provided similar details without specifying the timing or source."
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# Federal US investigators seize Ilhan Omar's phone and subpoena relatives

world · updated 15 Oct 2026, 8:28 AM PKT · 15 Oct 2026 · 2 articles from 2 outlets

**HarZaviya summary** — how 2 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts:

> Most outlets reported that federal US investigators seized Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's phone and issued subpoenas to her relatives, citing a criminal probe. Arab News Pakistan added that the seizure occurred weeks before the US midterm elections and referenced an AP source, while The News International provided similar details without specifying the timing or source.

## Same story from 2 outlets

Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source.

- **The News International** — [Ilhan Omar's phone seized by federal authorities weeks before US midterm elections](https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/1419967-ilhan-omars-phone-seized-by-federal-authorities-weeks-before-us-midterm-elections) · 15 Oct 2026, 8:28 AM PKT
  > Federal US investigators have reportedly seized Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's phone and issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to members of her family.According to The Guardian, authorities...
- **Arab News Pakistan** — [Rep. Ilhan Omar’s phone seized and relatives subpoenaed in criminal probe, AP source says](https://www.arabnews.pk/world/rep-ilhan-omars-phone-seized-and-relatives-subpoenaed-in-criminal-probe-ap-source-says-3004191) · 15 Oct 2026, 3:35 AM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing

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- [Federal agents search Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home in criminal investigation](https://harzaviya.com/stories/13856-us-launches-immigration-raid-of-democratic-congresswoman) · 13 Oct 2026 · 13 outlets · 2 developments · 79% related
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