伊尔汉·奥马尔的妹妹在华盛顿住所遭突击搜查后缺席图书巡展

ROCHESTER, Minn. The older sister of embattled Rep. Ilhan Omar , D-Minn., who is currently on a book tour promoting a memoir about her life as a Somali immigrant, skipped a scheduled event amid the fallout from the raid on the congresswoman's home.

As Omar faces a federal government probe related to potential immigration fraud as well as a separate investigation into her financial disclosures, Sahra Noor was scheduled for a book tour stop at the University of Minnesota Rochester on Thursday night.

Noor, who came to the United States as a refugee alongside Omar and other family members in the 1990s, was reportedly subpoenaed in relation to the immigration investigation into her sister. She currently lives in Nairobi, Kenya, according to her LinkedIn page, but is on a worldwide book tour promoting her recently-released "Salt in the Snow: A Somali Immigrant Story."

Ilhan Omar wearing a patterned hijab and green scarf. (L) Sahra Noor, sister of Ilhan Omar, speaking at an event at the University of Minnesota in 2016. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images; University of Minnesota)

Fox News Digital reached out to Noor for comment but did not hear back at time of publication.

According to a flyer, which was posted on Facebook by Rochester-based bookstore Garden Party Books, the event was scheduled for Thursday night at 6:30 p.m. It was set to be held at the Intercultural Student Center at the University of Minnesota Rochester.

When Fox News Digital arrived for the event, the space was completely empty. Fox News Digital had previously RSVP'd for the event via a QR code on the flyer and did not receive any communication that the event had been canceled, rescheduled or relocated.

Neither the University of Minnesota Rochester nor Garden Party Books returned Fox News Digital's request for comment.

The Intercultural Student Center at the University of Minnesota, Rochester, Minnesota, Thursday, October 14, 2026. Sahra Noor, sister of Rep. Ilhan Omar, was scheduled to discuss her memoir, Salt in the Snow at this location but for an undisclosed reason the event was canceled without warning. (Obtained by Fox News Digital)

Noor's absence from the book tour stop comes amid rumors that Omar fled the United States following the raid earlier this week. While the congresswoman has not been seen in public since Monday's raid, her husband snapped when asked outside the home on Wednesday whether he had a response to the rumors that she fled the country.

The flyer said that Garden Party Books, along with the University of Minnesota Bookstores and the Rochester Public Library, were "proud supporters" of the event.

It also described Noor as a "poet, storyteller and health system leader," and said the book is a "story of migration, motherhood, grief and family."

According to Noor's website , her book was officially launched during an event in a Nairobi bookstore on Aug. 13, 2026. She appeared in early September at a festival in Cape Town, South Africa to promote her work.

Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) raided the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., early Monday morning, a source familiar with the operation told Fox News Digital. (Andrew Murray/Fox News Digital)

Now, she is touring in the United States. Noor held an Oct. 1 event in Minneapolis, and another five days later at the University of Minnesota. She hosted an event in St. Paul, Minnesota on Oct. 7. Her next scheduled event is at the Somali Community Cultural Innovation Hub in Seattle on Oct. 23.

Federal agents with Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the leading investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), executed a search warrant on Omar's home starting at around 6:00 a.m. on Monday morning.

Fox News Digital first reported Monday that the raid stems from an investigation into whether Omar or her late father, Nur Mohamed, fraudulently filled out her citizenship paperwork decades ago.

The investigation, two sources noted, could lead to the congresswoman's denaturalization.

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The Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday that Omar's phone, passport and computers were seized in the raid.

Omar has described the search as an "outrageous abuse of power" and called it an "unprecedented escalation in the weaponization of federal law enforcement to target political enemies."

明尼苏达州罗切斯特讯——陷入困境的民主党众议员伊尔汉·奥马尔正忙于新书巡回宣传，推介其讲述作为索马里移民生活的回忆录。然而，在其家中遭突击搜查引发的风波中，奥马尔的姐姐缺席了一场原定活动。

在奥马尔面临联邦政府就其潜在移民欺诈行为进行的调查，以及另一项针对其财务披露情况的独立调查之际，萨赫拉·努尔原定于周四晚在明尼苏达大学罗切斯特分校举行一场新书巡回推介会。

努尔于20世纪90年代与奥马尔及其他家人一同以难民身份来到美国，据报道，她因妹妹的移民调查而收到传票。根据她的领英页面，她目前居住在肯尼亚内罗毕，但正在全球巡回宣传她新出版的《雪中之盐：一个索马里移民的故事》。

福克斯新闻数字频道曾联系努尔寻求置评，但截至发稿时未收到回复。

据罗切斯特书店Garden Party Books在Facebook上发布的传单显示，该活动原定于周四晚上6点30分举行，地点为明尼苏达大学罗切斯特分校的跨文化学生中心。

当福克斯新闻数字频道的工作人员到达活动现场时，现场空无一人。此前，他们已通过传单上的二维码回复了出席邀请，但并未收到任何关于活动取消、改期或更换地点的通知。

明尼苏达大学罗切斯特分校和花园派对书店均未回应福克斯新闻数字频道的置评请求。

努尔缺席了此次新书巡回宣传活动，与此同时，有传言称奥马尔在本周早些时候的突袭行动后已逃离美国。尽管自周一突袭以来，这位女议员未再公开露面，但周三在其住所外，当被问及是否对有关她已离境的传言作出回应时，她的丈夫情绪激动，厉声驳斥。

传单上写道，花园派对书店与明尼苏达大学书店、罗切斯特公共图书馆一同，是此次活动的“自豪支持者”。

书中还将努尔描述为“诗人、讲故事的人和卫生系统领导者”，并表示这本书是一个“关于移民、母性、悲伤与家庭的故事”。

据努尔网站消息，她的新书于2026年8月13日在内罗毕一家书店的活动中正式发布。9月初，她现身南非开普敦的一个文学节，为该书宣传造势。

目前，她正在美国进行巡回活动。努尔于10月1日在明尼阿波利斯举办了一场活动，五天后又在明尼苏达大学举办了另一场。10月7日，她在明尼苏达州的圣保罗主持了一场活动。她的下一场预定活动将于10月23日在西雅图的索马里社区文化创新中心举行。

周一清晨6点左右，美国国土安全部（DHS）下属的主要调查机构——国土安全调查局（HSI）的联邦特工，对奥马尔（Omar）的住所执行了搜查令。

福克斯新闻数字频道周一率先报道称，此次突击搜查源于一项调查，该调查旨在查明奥马尔或其已故父亲努尔·穆罕默德是否在数十年前欺诈性地填写了她的公民身份文件。

两位消息人士指出，这项调查可能导致该女议员被剥夺国籍。

《华尔街日报》周三报道称，奥马尔的手机、护照和电脑在突袭中被查获。

奥马尔将此次搜查描述为“令人发指的滥用权力”，并称之为“联邦执法机构武器化以针对政治对手的前所未有的升级行为”。