Ilhan Omar hires Biden’s former personal lawyer, Trump impeachment attorney amid immigration probe
WASHINGTON, DC: Democratic Rep Ilhan Omar (D-Minn) has hired two prominent Washington lawyers with ties to former President Joe Biden and the congressional investigations into President Donald Trump as federal authorities examine her immigration history.
Amy Jeffress, Biden’s former personal attorney, and Joshua Matz, who represented House Democrats during Trump’s two impeachments, are representing Omar through the law firm Hecker Fink.
The legal team has described the investigation as politically motivated.
Ilhan Omar hires Biden lawyer amid federal immigration probe
Jeffress became Biden’s personal attorney in 2025, succeeding longtime Biden confidant Bob Bauer.
She previously worked at Washington law firm Arnold & Porter and represented Biden as he faced scrutiny over his use of an autopen to sign presidential pardons and legislation.
Jeffress has also provided outside counsel to the House committee investigating the January 6, 2021, Capitol attack and represented former FBI lawyer Lisa Page, whose text messages criticizing Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign became a political controversy.
𝐎𝐌𝐀𝐑'𝐒 𝐃𝐄𝐅𝐄𝐍𝐒𝐄 𝐓𝐄𝐀𝐌 𝐈𝐒 𝐁𝐈𝐃𝐄𝐍'𝐒 𝐀𝐔𝐓𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐍 𝐋𝐀𝐖𝐘𝐄𝐑 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀 𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐌𝐏 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐄𝐀𝐂𝐇𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 𝐀𝐓𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐍𝐄𝐘 Rep. Ilhan Omar is facing a federal probe into her immigration history and her financial disclosure forms, now being pursued by the U.S. Attorney in D.C. — and the lawyers she picked tell you plenty, according to the New York Post. Amy Jeffress, a partner at Hecker Fink, became Joe Biden's personal attorney in 2025. The Post reports she represented him as he faced investigations into his 𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. She also did outside work as counsel for the House Jan. 6 committee and previously represented ex-FBI lawyer Lisa Page. Her partner Joshua Matz 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐇𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐜𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐬 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐓𝐫𝐮𝐦𝐩 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 and served on the Jan. 6 committee's legal team. The Post notes that neither lawyer specializes in immigration law. 𝐈𝐟 𝐎𝐦𝐚𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐠𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 $𝟓 𝐝𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, 𝐰𝐡𝐲 𝐝𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰 𝐧𝐨 𝐩𝐚𝐲𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞-𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐞𝐫?
— M.A. Rothman (@MichaelARothman) October 24, 2026
Matz, also a partner at Hecker Fink, served as counsel to House Democrats during both of Trump’s impeachments and worked with the House January 6 committee.
He has also represented Brown University, Columbia University and New York University in legal disputes involving the Trump administration.
Neither lawyer specializes in immigration law. Their practices focus primarily on constitutional litigation and government investigations.
On October 12, Homeland Security Investigations agents searched Omar’s Washington residence and seized electronic devices, her passport, computers and notebooks.
Investigators are examining questions surrounding Omar’s immigration and naturalization records, including whether she or her late father misstated her age on paperwork.
The investigation has also revived allegations concerning her 2009 marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, whom online claims have alleged was her brother.
Those allegations have not been established as fact, and Omar denies wrongdoing.
A Justice Department filing associated with the search also identifies the congresswoman as “Ilhan Nur Said Elmi, a/k/a Ilhan Abdullahi Omar.”
Ilhan Omar’s lawyers demand return of seized property
On October 16, Jeffress and Matz sent the Justice Department a seven-page letter demanding the return of Omar’s passport, electronics and other seized property.
They also accused investigators of disregarding a magistrate judge’s protocols governing the search.
“This vindictive, retributive, and politically motivated criminal investigation into one of the President’s chief congressional critics violates Representative Omar’s constitutional rights and threatens the separation of powers,” the lawyers wrote.
Omar has also sought financial support from the public to cover her legal expenses.
In a video posted earlier this week, the congresswoman urged supporters to contribute to her defense, saying that “it is going to be a very expensive and challenging time and so we appreciate whether you’re able to send $5, $10, $20.”
However, a review of Omar’s campaign filings by the New York Post found no payments to Hecker Fink or either lawyer as of the October 15 filing deadline.
