Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said Wednesday that she will move out of her Washington, D.C., home, which federal agents searched last week, because attention from the search has made her feel unsafe there. She made the comments in her first interview since the search, with MS NOW.

Omar said Homeland Security Investigations agents arrived around 6 a.m. on Oct. 12 and began banging on the doors. She said she had slept only about 2½ hours after returning from a trip. Her husband, Tim Mynett, and her 20-year-old son were also at the home. She said agents showed a warrant after she asked to see one, and that she declined to sign a paper that would waive certain rights she has as a member of Congress.

Omar said the search lasted four or five hours and agents took 17 items. They included old phones belonging to her and one of her daughters, as well as items belonging to Mynett, such as a vintage camera, a Somali phrase book and notebooks. She said she could not reach her attorney until about an hour into the search. She described the agents as "intrusive but polite" and said they put things back in place.

Federal authorities are investigating possible fraud in her family's immigration paperwork and have issued grand jury subpoenas to some of her relatives, a person briefed on the investigation told The Associated Press. A person familiar with the matter told NBC News that possible charges include conspiracy and making false statements in immigration paperwork. Fox News reported that authorities are probing whether Omar or her father lied on paperwork that helped her gain citizenship, and that border czar Tom Homan has said she could be denaturalized if allegations are proven. The Justice Department has shared few details beyond saying it is a criminal investigation. The Department of Homeland Security referred NBC News to the Justice Department, which did not immediately respond to that outlet's request for comment.

Omar, who was born in Somalia, came to the U.S. at age 12 after her family obtained asylum and became a citizen five years later, in 2000. She said she is "confident in the fact that I didn't do anything wrong" and joked that indicting a 12-year-old for conspiring to defraud immigration services would be a leap.

The search drew condemnation from congressional Democrats, who questioned its timing ahead of the Nov. 3 midterms. The Justice Department has historically avoided overt investigative actions involving candidates just before an election. NBC News reported the case has alarmed Justice Department veterans for that reason. Omar is running for reelection in a heavily Democratic district centered in Minneapolis and is expected to keep her seat.

Omar told MS NOW she believes the aim was to "intimidate and scare people" from voting, though she said early voting lines suggested the opposite effect. Fox News said it asked the White House for comment and had not received a response. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Omar "could" go to jail if the allegations are true, adding, "This is just my opinion."