In an MSNBC interview with Chris Hayes aired October 21, 2026, Ilhan Omar said the years-old allegation that she married her brother for immigration fraud began with a Somali blog and was amplified by Minneapolis conspiracy theorists. She answered "not to my knowledge" when asked if she was related to her ex-husband, and said HSI agents searched her home at 6 a.m. and took 17 items, including her husband's notebook and an old camera. The discussion centers on how her clipped answer will play with conspiracy theorists, and on the newly disclosed search.