Minneapolis police executed a search warrant at the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar's son Adnan Hirsi, confiscating guns and ammunition and arresting his roommate, an awkward development for a congresswoman who has built her brand on gun control.
Officers arrested Abdulrahman Abdi, Hirsi's roommate, earlier on Tuesday before executing the warrant at the Minneapolis residence the two men share. Police booked Abdi just after noon that day and recovered firearms and ammunition from the home, Fox News Digital reported. Abdi was released just before midnight the following day.
The specific charges or allegations that prompted the search warrant remain unclear. Fox News Digital confirmed Abdi's arrest and booking through records but did not identify the court or judge that authorized the warrant. The Minneapolis Police Department declined to comment when contacted. Fox News Digital also reached out to Omar's congressional office, but no response has been reported.
Hirsi himself has not been implicated in any wrongdoing. But the raid landed squarely on the doorstep of a sitting member of Congress, one who has positioned herself as a staunch advocate for gun control, and the political fallout was immediate.
The irony was not lost on conservative commentators. Omar, a progressive Democrat and member of the so-called "Squad," has repeatedly pushed for stricter firearms legislation on Capitol Hill. Now police were hauling guns and ammunition out of her own son's home.
Alpha News, a Minnesota-based outlet, first broke the story. The report spread rapidly after journalist Liz Collin shared it on X. Former Trump advisors Corey Lewandowski and Sean Spicer both amplified the Alpha News report without additional comment.
Right-wing activist Benny Johnson offered a blunt assessment: "Not a good look for Ilhan Omar." Steve Ferguson, a small business owner with nearly 300,000 followers on X, posted sarcastically: "Nothing to see here. Move along."
Omar has faced sustained scrutiny over her financial disclosures in recent years. Her revised congressional disclosures wiped out millions in reported assets, and she has refused to explain the discrepancies.
Online influencer "Spitfire" wrote: "This Omar investigation is getting more interesting by the day." Commentator Gunther Eagleman went further, calling for Omar and her family to be deported, a demand that reflects the depth of frustration among the congresswoman's critics, even if it carries no legal weight for a sitting U.S. representative.
Eitan Fischberger, a former staff sergeant in the Israeli military and current opinion columnist, posted a list of controversies he attributed to Omar's family:
"Ilhan Omar: Supports violent jihad. Ilhan's daughter: Arrested during pro-Hamas campus riots; traveled to Cuba with a CCP-linked group. Ilhan's son: Home raided by police; guns and ammunition seized."
Those characterizations are Fischberger's own. They have not been independently verified and should be read as one commentator's framing, not established fact.
Townhall columnist Derek Hunter referenced a long-circulating allegation about Omar's personal life, writing: "Anyone shocked that a horrible person would be a horrible mother? What do you expect from someone who marries their brother?" Omar has denied that claim, and it remains an unproven online conspiracy theory.
The pattern of controversy around Omar extends well beyond this week's raid. Her net worth has swung from millions to near zero, with explanations that keep shifting.
For all the social media reaction, the underlying facts of this case remain thin. No one has publicly identified what specific offense prompted the search warrant or Abdi's arrest. The types of firearms seized and the quantity of ammunition recovered have not been disclosed.
Abdi's current legal status after his release is also unknown. Whether he was formally charged or released without charges has not been reported. Hirsi has made no public statement.
Omar's office has had its own share of spending controversies, and the congresswoman's broader record of ethical questions gives this episode added weight, even though she is not personally implicated in the raid.
Separately, her congressional office operates out of a community center funded with fraud-linked campaign cash, a fact that has drawn its own sustained criticism.
The Minneapolis Police Department's refusal to comment leaves the public with a raid, a brief arrest, seized weapons, and no official explanation. That silence does nothing to quiet the questions, and for a lawmaker who lectures the country on gun safety, having police carry firearms out of her son's home speaks louder than any press release could.