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Ilhan Omar’s daughters show up at scene of DC raid as rumors swirl about embattled rep’s whereabouts

Omar has not been seen publicly since the pre-dawn Homeland Security Investigations raid last week

October 20, 2026 4:08pm EDT / Fox News

By Peter D’Abrosca, Hannah Brennan

WATCH: Ilhan Omar’s controversial daughter and Capitol Police arrive at scene of DC raid

Rep. Ilhan Omar’s, D-Minn., daughter Isra Hirsi arrives at the Washington, D.C., home raided by Homeland Security Investigations last week, with U.S. Capitol Police stopping by late Sunday evening. (Credit: Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital)

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Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. has not been seen in public since a pre-dawn raid of her Washington, D.C. residence last week — but Fox News Digital spotted her daughters descending on the home in recent days.

Isra Hirsi pulled black sedan into the driveway of the home under the cover of darkness Saturday night and stepped out of the vehicle carrying a bag with both hands. She walked directly into the front door of the same home that was swarmed by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents a week prior.

“What’s your problem?” Hirsi said to Fox News Digital after getting out of her car.

Just two days later, a young teenage girl believed to be Omar’s second daughter also was seen entering the home with a woman that appeared to be her caretaker.

ILHAN OMAR’S EMBATTLED HUSBAND APPEARS AT SCENE OF HSI RAID IN MIDST OF CRIMINAL FRAUD INVESTIGATION

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks at a news conference ahead of the State of the Union address at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026.(Daniel Heuer/Bloomberg via Getty Images)

The daughters arrived on the scene roughly a week after the house was raided by federal agents. Omar also has a son who is the only immediate family member of Omar’s that Fox News Digital has not seen arrive at their home in D.C., since the federal search where her phone and passport were reportedly seized.

The same night Omar’s eldest daughter was captured entering the home, U.S. Capitol Police (USCP) — whose jurisdiction is typically limited to U.S. Capitol building and grounds, but extends to protecting members of Congress and their families — showed up on the congresswoman’s street.

Omar shares her three children with Ahmed Hirsi, who she ceremonially married in 2002 and legally married in 2018. During the time before her legal marriage to Hirsi, she was legally married to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, who is allegedly her brother, from 2009 until 2017 — during which time Omar’s youngest daughter was born. She married political consultant Tim Mynett in 2020.

Throughout the week after the raid, Mynett has emerged from the home intermittently, mostly to walk the family’s Golden Labrador Retriever dog, Teddy. He has defended his wife to Fox News Digital, saying he has “no concerns” about the investigation.

He also snapped when asked about unsubstantiated rumors that the congresswoman had fled the country. “You guys are annoying the hell out of the neighbors around here, man,” said Mynett.

Omar’s eldest daughter, Isra Hirsi, is controversial in her own right.

The 23-year-old activist and graduate of Barnard College — a Columbia University affiliate — was arrested at Columbia and later suspended from the school in 2024 after participating in the school’s now-infamous anti-Israel tent encampment, which lasted for two weeks until it was dispersed by NYPD.

ILHAN OMAR’S HUSBAND SNAPS OVER RUMORS SHE FLED US AFTER FEDERAL IMMIGRATION FRAUD RAID

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA – DECEMBER 04: Isra Hirsi speaks onstage during the Teen Vogue Summit 2021 at Goya Studios on December 04, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.(Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Teen Vogue)

She also co-founded the U.S. Climate Strike in 2019, part of a global movement that organized student walkouts of class as they demanded the passage of the far-left Green New Deal and a switch to 100% renewable energy.

Despite its name, the group didn’t stop at advocating for “green” energy policies. It also demanded universal healthcare, student debt relief, stronger union organization and advocated for giving land back to Native Americans.

Hirsi has also railed against capitalism publicly on social media.

Omar’s sister, Sahra Noor, did not show up for a scheduled stop on her book tour in Minnesota last week due to a “family emergency,” according to the book store hosting the event.

Three sources confirmed to Fox News Digital that Noor voluntarily spoke with federal investigators last week.

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Omar’s home was raided by HSI, the chief investigatory body of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), at around 6:00 a.m., last Monday.

Sources confirmed to Fox News Digital that the agency executed a search warrant in relation to an immigration fraud probe. Specifically, investigators are probing whether the congresswoman and/or her father falsified information when filling out her citizenship paperwork.

Border Czar Tom Homan revealed over the weekend that if the allegations are proven, they could lead to Omar’s denaturalization.

The New York Times reported that about a dozen people, including Omar’s relatives, have been subpoenaed in the case.

Omar has not responded to repeated requests for comment from Fox News Digital, but she has reacted publicly to the raid on social media.

REP ILHAN OMAR’S IMMIGRATION HISTORY FACES NEW SCRUTINY AS FEDERAL INVESTIGATORS SUBPOENA RELATIVES

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)

“This raid by Trump’s DHS is an outrageous abuse of power and an unprecedented escalation in the weaponization of federal law enforcement to target political enemies,” she said in a statement posted to X hours after the raid. For a decade, Donald Trump has relentlessly targeted Congresswoman Ilhan Omar with inflammatory rhetoric, repeatedly putting a target on her back. Now, those attacks have escalated to a pointless federal raid. The Congresswoman has done nothing wrong. No president should be able to use the power of the federal government to intimidate his political enemies.”

In an exclusive interview with Fox News Digital last Tuesday, Vice President JD Vance said the investigation is not politically motivated.

“We don’t want to be like the Biden administration. We never want to be like that — where they would allow the law to go after their political opponents,” he said.

“We really want to let the law, the facts drive this,” he continued. “And if justice requires something else be done, then, of course, we’ll take a step when we have to.”

Peter D’Abrosca is a politics reporter at Fox News Digital.

李强：中俄政治互信的根基越扎越牢

2026年10月21日 07:25 / 联合早报

李强当地时间10月20日晚乘包机抵达圣彼得堡普尔科沃机场。俄罗斯副总理切尔内申科到机场迎接。 （新华社）

中国国务院总理李强说，中俄关系更加成熟坚韧，政治互信的根基越扎越牢。

据中新社报道，当地时间星期二（10月20日）晚，应俄罗斯总理米舒斯京邀请，李强乘包机抵达圣彼得堡普尔科沃机场，将举行中俄总理第31次定期会晤。

中国国务委员兼国务院秘书长吴政隆等陪同人员同机抵达。俄罗斯副总理切尔内申科和中国驻俄罗斯大使张汉晖等到机场迎接。

李强说，今年是中俄战略协作伙伴关系建立30周年、《中俄睦邻友好合作条约》签署25周年。回望中俄携手走过的历程，两国共同探索出不结盟、不对抗、不针对第三方的相处之道，推动各领域合作不断向纵深迈进，树立了永久睦邻友好、全面战略协作、互利合作共赢的大国关系典范。

他说，特别是近年来，在中国国家主席习近平和俄罗斯总统普京战略引领下，中俄关系更加成熟坚韧，政治互信的根基越扎越牢，互利合作的步伐越走越实，世代友好的纽带越拉越紧。

李强说，当前，世界百年变局加速演进。中俄元首今年两度会晤，为双边关系发展擘画了新蓝图。中方愿同俄方一道持续努力，促进两国合作朝着更深、更实、更具韧性的方向发展，推动中俄新时代全面战略协作伙伴关系结出新的丰硕果实，为两国人民带来更多福祉，也为世界和平发展注入宝贵的稳定性确定性。

李强是在结束对塔吉克斯坦的正式访问并出席上海合作组织成员国政府首脑（总理）理事会第25次会议后抵达圣彼得堡的。离开杜尚别时，塔吉克斯坦第一副总理霍利克佐达和中国驻塔吉克斯坦大使郭志军等到机场送行。

黄循财总理：新阿企业可加强联系 开拓能源与AI合作机遇

2026年10月21日 07:30 / 联合早报

在阿联酋进行正式访问的黄循财总理（右三）在能源贸工部长（能源与工业）陈诗龙医生（左三）和外交部长维文医生（左二）的陪同下，与当地商界领袖举行交流。交流会由阿布扎比行政事务局主席兼阿联酋主权投资机构穆巴达拉投资公司首席执行官哈勒敦主持。 （取自黄总理脸书）

新加坡与阿拉伯联合酋长国有望进一步加强在能源、人工智能（AI）及国防科技等领域的合作，同时推动两国企业和投资者建立更紧密的联系，开拓新的合作机遇。

正在阿联酋进行正式访问的总理兼财政部长黄循财，星期二（10月20日）与当地商界领袖举行交流会后，在脸书发文指出，阿联酋在能源领域拥有显著优势，除了石油和天然气，也包括再生能源和核能。阿联酋也正大力投资发展新能力，尤其是AI和国防科技。

黄总理说，这些也是新加坡关注的领域，两国有很大的合作空间。除了加强政府间的合作，双方也可进一步促进企业和投资者之间的联系，探索新机遇，发挥各自优势。

这场交流会由阿布扎比行政事务局主席兼阿联酋主权投资机构穆巴达拉投资公司（Mubadala）首席执行官哈勒敦（Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak）主持。

阿联酋是黄总理此次中东行的第二站，也是他上任后首次正式访问阿联酋。他星期二结束卡塔尔之行后，抵达阿联酋首都阿布扎比。

黄总理当天也与阿布扎比王储哈立德（Sheikh Khaled Bin Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan）会面。

他在另一则脸书贴文中指出，阿联酋是新加坡的长期合作伙伴。面对全球不确定性加剧，此行是加强双边关系、探索新合作领域的契机。

黄总理曾于2024年在新加坡接待哈立德，两人去年也在亚太经济合作组织（APEC）会议期间再次会面。

黄总理说，两人这次就两国如何在保留自身传统和价值观、以人民福祉为重的同时，为未来做好准备交换意见。

他说，两国有许多共同的优先事项，也能从彼此的经验和做法中相互学习。他期待双方在现有友谊的基础上，进一步深化合作。

英国对中国汽车关税持开放态度 但不会屈从欧盟要求

2026-10-21 07:56 / 联合早报

英国称愿为赢得更多欧洲市场准入而讨论对中国电动汽车加征关税，但相关决定要基于本国需要。图为比亚迪汽车。 （彭博社档案照）

英国商贸大臣乔纳森·雷诺兹（Jonathan Reynolds）表示，他愿为赢得更多欧洲市场准入而讨论对中国电动汽车加征关税，但相关决定要基于本国需要而不是欧盟的要求。

据彭博社报道，英国政府面临与布鲁塞尔保持一致对中国进口汽车征收关税来换取加入“欧洲制造”采购计划的政治压力。首相伯纳姆曾多次要求加入该模式，而就协议取得进展是他下月出席英国-欧盟峰会之前的一个优先事项。

在星期二（10月21日）议会跨党派商业委员会的会议上，雷诺兹被问及是否会在11月20日的布鲁塞尔峰会上探讨共同应对中国补贴的贸易防御措施。

他说：“我当然愿意交流，也一直在与欧洲同事讨论我们共同面临的一系列问题以及我们要如何加以解决。”

当被直接问及英国是否被要求对中国电动汽车征收关税、以此换取欧洲制造政策下可信赖伙伴的地位时，雷诺兹表示，他正在密切评估英国在此问题上的立场。

“我希望与欧洲伙伴合作，因为我们面临着同样的压力，” 他说，“如果我们真的就贸易防御措施做出决定，那是因为我认为它符合英国的利益。”

中国此前已警告伦敦“三思而后行、切勿随欧起舞”。中国商务部周一称，如英国执意对中国电动汽车采取限制措施，中方将坚决反制，维护中国产业合法权益。

消息：马斯克下令对乌克兰军方星链服务限速

2026-10-21 07:28 / 联合早报

《华尔街日报》报道称，马斯克下令了对乌克兰依赖的“星链”（Starlink）卫星服务的军用版本实施限速。 （路透社）

《华尔街日报》星期二（10月20日）引述美国官员及知情人士报道，马斯克上星期下令对乌克兰依赖的“星链”（Starlink）卫星服务的军用版本实施限速。

路透社称，马斯克、SpaceX和白宫尚未立即回应置评请求。

乌克兰利用星链进行战场通信和无人机行动。卫星服务受到限制后，乌克兰针对俄罗斯的无人机任务受到影响。

报道指出，在降低星链速度的消息公开后不久，正在竞选活动中的美国总统特朗普上星期与马斯克通话，讨论这一决定。两人也曾在决定对星链实施限速之前讨论过此事。

路透社此前曾报道，限制星链卫星系统的命令来自白宫内部。

特朗普上星期说，他认为自己和马斯克都不应为乌克兰失去星链服务负责。马斯克说，无论是降低运行速度，还是限制卫星使用，相关决定都是由美国军方或总统作出的。

美特使将与普京会晤 特朗普敦促基辅结束战争

2026-10-21 07:43 / 联合早报

10月20日，乌克兰总统泽连斯基、挪威首相斯特勒和芬兰总统斯图布在奥斯陆就乌克兰局势举行会晤后，共同召开新闻发布会。 （法新社）

美国特使威特科夫将在星期三（10月21日）与俄罗斯总统普京会面。此前，威特科夫在挪威与乌克兰总统泽连斯基举行了会谈。美国总统特朗普则说，乌克兰是时候结束战争了。

路透社报道，一名美国官员透露，乌克兰在奥斯陆会谈中提出了新的想法和建议。挪威和芬兰领导人，以及欧洲和北约代表也参与了会谈。与会者在协调对俄接触方式方面取得了“实质性进展”。

这名不愿具名的官员说，会谈讨论了“全面和平框架的关键要素”，包括对乌克兰的安全保障、战后经济计划，以及更广泛的欧洲安全架构。

泽连斯基在奥斯陆会谈结束后举行的记者会上说，他讨论了类似北约第五条款的安全保障。根据这项条款，对一个北约成员国的攻击将被视为对所有成员国的攻击。

他说：“我感谢美方再次强调，他们的安全保障将非常有力。”

泽连斯基重申，乌克兰希望在乌俄美三国领导人举行的三方会议上，讨论结束战争的关键问题。

挪威首相斯特勒在记者会上说，奥斯陆会谈取得了良好且具有建设性的成果。芬兰总统斯图布说：“我认为，（和平）进程已经重回正轨。”

华盛顿否认蓄意阻碍乌克兰的战争行动。不过，特朗普多次斥责泽连斯基，并呼吁撤换他。

特朗普星期二（20日）敦促乌克兰通过达成协议结束战争，并称莫斯科希望尽快达成协议。他告诉记者：“乌克兰必须有意愿结束这场战争。”

特朗普还暗示，俄罗斯在战场上占据上风，因为“俄罗斯是一台庞大的机器——它们只是不停地向前推进，而这正是它们一直在做的。它们已经占领了大片土地。”

French government extends curfews after riots sweep across the country

October 20, 2026 / 6:33 PM EDT / CBS News

French authorities are extending curfews and increasing the police presence in public spaces as President Emmanuel Macron’s government tries to regain control after rioters torched buildings and looted thousands of businesses this weekend.

But addressing the problems that have brought students and workers to the streets for the last five weeks will be a tougher proposition.

Protesters are demanding better schools and relief from rising living costs, while the government faces mounting debt and a fractured parliament that makes even passing a budget difficult.

RATP transport security officers and RATP staff stand inside the closed off Republique Metro station during a partial curfew for parts of Paris on Oct. 20, 2026, after weekend demonstrations over soaring prices degenerated into some of the worst street violence in recent years. SIMON WOHLFAHRT /AFP via Getty Images

More police and curfews

Prime Minister Sébastien Lecornu promised a “massive” police deployment Tuesday ahead of the next demonstrations scheduled for Oct. 24. The announcement followed Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez’s acknowledgment that authorities had underestimated the unrest and lost control in some cities during Saturday’s protests.

More than 2,500 people had been taken into police custody by Monday evening, Justice Minister Gérald Darmanin said, after violence that included the burning of a historic town hall in Limoges, a city in central France.

Overnight curfews have been imposed around Paris’ Place de la République and Les Halles shopping district, with restrictions also introduced in Lyon and other cities. Paris and Lyon reported no major incidents Monday night, and authorities are extending the measures.

In an address Sunday, Macron distinguished between the peaceful protests for better schools and working conditions and the rioters who he said hijacked those protests, saying that the government would both listen to the protesters’ demands and punish rioters. He blamed “radical far-left groups” and “criminals” for the violence and said that “those who sought to bring down the republic will be held accountable.”

Demonstrators, including students, march through the streets of Lille, France, on Oct. 20, 2026, to protest soaring living costs and high fuel prices, amid a heavy police presence. Murat Karadag/Anadolu via Getty Images

Political gridlock and financial pressure

The protests began in mid-September when high school students and teachers in the suburbs of Paris called for changes to overcrowded classrooms, deteriorating buildings and teacher shortages. They have since drawn in trade unions and Yellow Vest activists, a French grassroots organizing group, becoming a broader movement against high living costs and declining public services.

The government has offered some concessions. On Oct. 8, the Ministry of National Education announced plans to deploy more than 3,000 substitute teachers to high schools most in need, and authorized several hundred additional hires.

But worsening financial pressure and political gridlock make more comprehensive changes more difficult. France’s public debt stood at nearly 3.6 trillion euros at the end of June, equivalent to 119% of its annual economic output, according to the national statistics agency.

The government expects this year’s deficit to reach 5.4% of economic output and is trying to reduce it to 5% in 2027. Interest payments alone are projected to rise by 12 billion euros next year, to 91.2 billion euros, further squeezing the money available for public services.

Macron’s allies also lack a majority in the French parliament. This year’s budget was adopted only in February, after the government pushed it through without a final vote on the bill, which survived two no-confidence motions.

An Ipsos poll conducted Oct. 7-8 put Macron’s approval rating at just 15%. A September Ipsos poll put Marine Le Pen, leader of the far-right National Rally party, well ahead of the field, with 33% to 35% support in different first-round matchups. Former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe and Jean-Luc Mélenchon, leader of the far-left party La France Insoumise, were among those vying for second place.

In April, France will hold presidential elections to choose a successor to Macron, who cannot run for a third term.

俄罗斯卫星危险接近支持乌克兰军方的欧洲卫星

2026-10-21 07:51 / 联合早报

专家说，俄罗斯卫星不仅接近了芬兰卫星，还刻意调整自身轨道，使其与对方的轨道高度吻合。 （示意图/路透社）

轨道追踪数据显示，一颗俄罗斯卫星上周末移动至距离一颗支持乌克兰军方行动的欧洲商业卫星仅约100米处，引发外界对莫斯科太空活动的担忧。

法新社报道，俄罗斯于4月将军用卫星“宇宙-2612”（Cosmos-2612）发射至近地轨道。

这颗卫星从9月底开始改变轨道，最终进入与芬兰公司ICEYE运营的“ICEYE-X36”卫星相同的轨道。ICEYE与美国签订了相关合同。

法新社分析的轨道追踪数据显示，10月18日，两颗卫星之间的距离一度缩短至100米以内。

美国战略与国际研究中心太空安全专家斯沃普接受法新社采访时说：“它没有任何理由需要进行这样的轨道机动……也没有任何合理理由需要如此接近ICEYE卫星。”

这一事件引起太空专家关注。他们指出，如此近距离接近其他卫星，可能是为了检查、监视或干扰对方的卫星。

专家说，俄罗斯卫星过去也曾接近外国航天器，但这起事件中的几个因素显得尤为不同寻常。

斯沃普说：“多种因素结合在一起，格外令人担忧。”

他解释，俄罗斯卫星不仅接近了芬兰卫星，还刻意调整自身轨道，与对方的轨道高度吻合。

ICEYE的卫星也为乌克兰提供影像和太空追踪数据，支持乌克兰的战争行动。

Ohio governor’s race takes ugly turn with attack ad featuring Amy Acton’s estranged mother

October 20, 2026 / 6:39 PM EDT / CBS News

A new attack ad with unknown origins features the estranged mother of Democratic candidate for Ohio governor Amy Acton calling her a “liar” and defending her GOP opponent Vivek Ramaswamy. Acton’s campaign and her brother denounced the ad as a “despicable low.”

Acton’s mother, Donna Arthur, whose husband was accused of raping Acton when she was a child, says in the spot, “It’s not easy for a mother to say this, but Amy was a serious problem. She is a liar; she lies about her past.”

Acton’s brother, Philip Stearns, lashed out at Ramaswamy in response: “It’s not surprising that Vivek Ramaswamy has stooped to such a despicable low as to attempt to turn the sexual abuse Amy endured at twelve years old from our birth mother’s husband into a political talking point.”

He said that after their stepfather, Cledith Arthur, was arrested and charged, he and Acton were removed from the Arthurs’ custody and lived with their father.

“Our birth mother stayed married to Amy’s rapist until he died,” Stearns said. “This desperate, disgusting attack reveals exactly who Vivek Ramaswamy is at his core – a pathetic excuse for a man who is willing to hurt anyone as long as it gets him what he wants.”

The ad, which circulated on social media on Monday night, lacks the mandatory disclosure of who paid for and authorized the commercial. It has not aired on TV or cable but has been widely circulated on social media.

Connie Luck, a spokesperson for Ramaswamy, did not respond to a question about whether his campaign paid for the ad, but said in a statement on Tuesday, “We don’t know what happened between Amy and her mother, who first spoke out about Amy in 2020, but we know that Amy Acton is a serial fabulist who has some serious problems with the truth that the public needs to be aware of before deciding who to entrust as governor.”

The state Republican Party did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Acton, who served as the state’s public health commissioner under GOP Gov. Mike DeWine during the pandemic, has previously talked about being abused by her now-deceased stepfather. According to court records provided by the campaign, in 1978, Arthur was charged with raping Acton, when she was between 10 and 12 years old. He entered a not guilty plea.

Acton has also detailed struggles throughout her early childhood with poverty and homelessness, and records provided by her campaign show that the family lived in a tent for a year.

Acton told the Youngstown Vindicator in 2019 that once she and her brother were able to go live with their father, their lives became more stable.

“In the courthouse after they were charged, I went to give her a kiss, and she just turned her cheek away,” Acton told The Vindicator seven years ago. “That was the last time I ever saw her.” Her campaign says that court date remains the last time Acton saw her mother.

Her mother and her stepfather, released on bond, left Ohio without facing charges, the news site said. Warrants were issued for Cledith Arthur’s arrest at least twice in the next few years, according to court records. Donna and Cledith Arthur lived in Pennsylvania until Cledith’s death in 2004.

Ramaswamy’s backers have launched other personal attacks against Acton, who has been leading in polls over the last month.

Other aspects of Acton’s personal life have also resurfaced during the election, including an incident when police were called to her home in 2019 during what was characterized as a domestic dispute.

Food delivery favorite forced to fork over millions after DOJ alleged discrimination against American workers

2026-10-20T12:13:36-04:00 / Fox News

The grocery delivery company allegedly forced US applicants to mail paper applications while visa workers applied online

By Peter D’Abrosca, Fox News

Published October 20, 2026 12:13pm EDT

Trump administration cracks down on H-1B visas

Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling discusses the Trump administration’s crackdown on alleged H-1B visa abuse. Sonderling explains how some firms undercut U.S. workers and the new federal scrutiny facing the program. He discusses how major technology companies should prioritize domestic workers and stop abusing the program.

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FIRST ON FOX: Popular grocery delivery company Instacart has reached a multimillion-dollar settlement with the Department of Justice (DOJ) after it was accused of discriminating against American workers.

The DOJ’s Civil Rights Division says it has reached a $5 million settlement with Maplebear Inc., which operates the delivery service used by Americans to get groceries sent to their front doors. The resolution addresses allegations that the company purposefully discriminated against U.S. and American workers based on country of origin, which the DOJ says violates the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) and Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Title VII).

The company, according to the Justice Department, was abusing the Permanent Labor Certification (PERM) process by placing undue burdens on American applicants by requiring them to physically mail applications to the company, deviating from Instacart’s standard electronic application process. The scheme occurred from December 2023 through February 2026.

Instacart’s Caper Cart uses AI, cameras and sensors to recognize items, show a running total and deliver offers as you shop.(Instacart)

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“This significant resolution marks the 15th settlement agreement the Civil Rights Division has reached under my leadership to protect U.S. workers,” Assistant Attorney General Harmeet K. Dhillon said. “Our record demonstrates that the Justice Department is holding companies who prefer workers with temporary employment visas accountable. We will not stop fighting for U.S. workers until there is a fair playing field.”

The settlement was secured in conjunction with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC).

Instacart will be required, under the settlement, to set up a $4 million fund to compensate applicants who may have been wronged, and another $1 million in civil penalties.

Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights Harmeet Dhillon speaks during a news conference in Los Angeles.(Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

The PERM program allows employers to sponsor temporary visa workers for permanent residence in the United States. However, companies using the PERM program are required to make a “good-faith” effort to hire American workers before resorting to foreigners.

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Companies cannot create “additional burdens for U.S. and American workers; publishing job advertisements that disfavor, limit, specify, or otherwise discriminate against U.S. and American workers; or use processes that limit, segregate, or classify applicants in any way that tends to deprive U.S. and American applicants of employment opportunities,” according to the DOJ.

The settlement is the 15th of its kind since President Donald Trump began his second term in office in January 2025 and is part of a broader effort to ensure American workers aren’t illegally discriminated against.

The EEOC has dubbed the mission “Project Firewall.”

President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a campaign rally at Curtis D. Menard Memorial Sports Center in Wasilla, Alaska, on Oct. 13, 2026.(Kent NISHIMURA / AFP via Getty Images)

“Today’s settlement makes clear that when employers erect unlawful barriers that harm American workers, the EEOC will act decisively,” said Andrea Lucas, the chair of the EEOC. “The EEOC is committed to holding companies accountable when they deny equal work opportunities to U.S. workers by preferring temporary visa holders for jobs. Discrimination against workers based on their American national origin has no place in our economy.”

“We’re proud to be a U.S.-based grocery technology platform, employing thousands of American workers and serving millions of customers, retailers, shoppers and brands. We encourage qualified U.S. jobseekers to apply to join our team,” an Instacart spokesperson told Fox News Digital.

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“Hiring and investing in American workers across our U.S. business is our priority, and we actively promote every role across many channels to ensure qualified U.S. candidates are always first in line for opportunities. While we maintain that our practices complied with all applicable laws and regulations, we’re pleased to have resolved this matter so we can keep our full focus on delivering on our mission for customers, shoppers, retailers and brands.”

Peter D’Abrosca is a politics reporter at Fox News Digital.