Omar Warrant: DOJ Asks Judge to Delay Unsealing Response Until Search Is ‘Fully Executed’; NYT Objects

October 17, 2026 · Updated October 28, 2026

On Oct. 27, DOJ filed its response in the three D.C. cases before Chief Judge Boasberg (1:26-mc-00144/-00145/-00147). The public version of its memo is 47 pages and heavily redacted (Dkt. 12; https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.297666/gov.uscourts.dcd.297666.12.0.pdf).

Sources

• DOJ statement, Oct. 12, 2026, as quoted by NBC News and The Washington Post: “Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice. This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation.” (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/rep-ilhan-omar-home-searched-federal-agents-criminal-probe-dhs-rcna602950 ; https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/10/12/federal-agents-search-rep-ilhan-omars-dc-home/)
• U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, Fox News “America Reports,” Oct. 13, 2026 (Axios: https://www.axios.com/2026/10/13/ilhan-omar-investigation-finances-pirro ; AP: https://apnews.com/article/ilhan-omar-search-f968cfe403d61ad61812422f1252fd2c)
• DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin, The Charlie Kirk Show, Oct. 16, 2026 (CBS News: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/dhs-markwayne-mullin-ilhan-omar-strong-case/)
• U.S. District Court for D.C., United States’ Motion for an Extension of Time to Respond to Pending Requests to Access Sealed Search Warrant Records, Oct. 21, 2026, No. 1:26-mc-00144 (JEB), Dkt. 3 (https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.297666/gov.uscourts.dcd.297666.3.0.pdf)
• Position of The New York Times Company, Dkt. 3-1 (https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.297666/gov.uscourts.dcd.297666.3.1.pdf)
• Dockets: 14 press organizations, 1:26-mc-00144 (https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74969880/in-re-application-of-fourteen-press-organizations-for-access-to-sealed/); Judicial Watch, 1:26-mc-00147 (https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/74972777/in-re-in-the-matter-of-the-search-warrant-of-ilhan-omars-washington-dc/)
• Subpoena reporting, all from unnamed sources: CBS News, Oct. 14 (https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ilhan-omar-subpoenas-relatives-investigation-homeland-security/); AP, Oct. 14–15 (https://apnews.com/article/ilhan-omar-search-f968cfe403d61ad61812422f1252fd2c); NBC News, Oct. 14 (https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/doj-issues-subpoenas-probe-rep-ilhan-omars-immigration-status-family-m-rcna603444); NYT, via Seattle Times (https://www.seattletimes.com/nation-world/nation-politics/justice-dept-issues-subpoenas-in-ilhan-omar-investigation/); Reuters, Oct. 15 (https://www.investing.com/news/politics-news/us-probes-omars-decadesold-immigration-paperwork-with-eye-toward-deportation-sources-say-4952894)
• Unnamed-source report: NewsNation / Leland Vittert, Oct. 16, 2026 (https://www.newsnationnow.com/politics/feds-dumpster-dive-ilhan-omar-dna/ ; https://x.com/LelandVittert/status/2111264103545135447 ; https://x.com/LelandVittert/status/2111285858645000353)