据报道，在联邦当局调查涉及美国众议员伊尔汉·奥马尔（Ilhan Omar）几十年前的移民记录的指控之际，在其妹妹的手机上发现的一条短信帮助调查人员获得了批准，得以搜查这位明尼苏达州民主党人在华盛顿特区的住所。
A text message found on the phone of US Representative Ilhan Omar’s sister reportedly helped investigators secure approval to search the Minnesota Democrat’s Washington, DC, home, as federal authorities investigate allegations involving her decades-old immigration records.
据《纽约邮报》引述《纽约时报》的一篇报道称，三名知情人士透露，调查人员于今年早些时候获取了奥马尔的妹妹萨赫拉·努尔（Sahra Noor）的手机，并利用上面发现的短信来寻求司法批准以进行搜查。
According to a New York Times report cited by the New York Post, three people familiar with the matter said investigators obtained Omar’s sister Sahra Noor’s phone earlier this year and used messages found on it to seek judicial approval for the search.
据媒体报道，联邦特工于10月12日搜查了奥马尔的住所，查获了她的手机、护照、笔记本和个人电脑。报道中的短信内容尚未公开，其确切意义仍不明确。
Federal agents searched Omar’s home on October 12, seizing her phone, passport, notebooks and personal computers, according to media reports. The contents of the reported text message have not been made public, and its precise significance remains unclear.
美国一项新法案将矛头指向H-1B薪资门槛，提议提高至近14万美元针对伊尔汉·奥马尔的调查是关于什么的？
New US bill targets H-1B salary threshold, proposing an increase to nearly $140,000What is the investigation into Ilhan Omar about?
这项调查的核心是，奥马尔或其家属在20世纪90年代作为来自索马里的难民抵达美国时，是否在移民或入籍文件中提供了虚假信息。
路透社关于该调查的一篇报道称，一份密封的搜查令将密谋、移民欺诈以及在移民文件上作虚假陈述等列为正在调查的潜在犯罪行为。
The investigation centers on whether Omar or members of her family provided false information in immigration or naturalization documents when they arrived in the United States as refugees from Somalia in the 1990s.A Reuters report on the investigation said a sealed search warrant listed conspiracy, immigration fraud and false statements on immigration paperwork among the potential offences being investigated.
奥马尔于1995年作为难民来到美国，并于2000年成为美国归化公民。路透社援引知情人士的话报道称，调查人员正在审查她或其亲属在移民过程中是否作出了失实陈述。
万斯（JD Vance）为特朗普的移民议程辩护，称美国人应该与志同道合的人共享社区另据美联社报道，作为调查的一部分，联邦当局查获了奥马尔的手机，并发出了十多张大陪审团传票，其中包括发给某些亲属的传票。
Omar arrived in the US as a refugee in 1995 and became a naturalized American citizen in 2000. Investigators are examining whether she or her relatives misrepresented information during the immigration process, Reuters reported, citing people familiar with the case.JD Vance defends Trump's immigration agenda, says Americans should share communities with like-minded peopleSeparately, the Associated Press reported that federal authorities seized Omar’s phone and issued more than a dozen grand jury subpoenas, including to some relatives, as part of the inquiry.
目前尚未有关于此项调查中对奥马尔公开宣布提出刑事指控的报道。奥马尔称突袭搜查具有政治动机奥马尔的办公室对这项调查予以拒绝，并将此次搜查描述为对联邦权力的滥用。
No publicly announced criminal charge against Omar has been reported in connection with the investigation. Omar calls raid politically motivatedOmar’s office has rejected the investigation, describing the search as an abuse of federal power.
在其办公室于10月12日发表的一份官方声明中，她指责特朗普政府将执法部门武器化以对付政治对手，并表示这位女国会议员没有做错任何事。
In an official statement issued on October 12, her office accused the Trump administration of weaponizing law enforcement against political opponents and said the congresswoman had done nothing wrong.
由于搜查发生在11月中期选举（奥马尔正寻求在选举中竞选连任）前几周，这项调查引发了密切关注。接下来会发生什么？
The investigation has drawn scrutiny because the search took place weeks before the November midterm elections, in which Omar is seeking re-election. What happens next?
调查人员正在继续审查奥马尔的移民历史及相关记录。报道中的短信可能会成为当局审查的证据的一部分，但其内容和法律意义仍然未知。
Investigators are continuing to examine Omar’s immigration history and related records. The reported text message could form part of the evidence reviewed by authorities, but its contents and legal significance remain unknown.
搜查和调查并不构成违法行为。对奥马尔的任何指控都需要经过法律程序的检验。
The search and investigation do not establish wrongdoing. Any allegations against Omar would need to be tested through the legal process.