UPDATE: DHS Launches ANOTHER Investigation into Rep. Eric Swalwell

Democrat Rep. Eric Swalwell is now the subject of not one, but two, criminal investigations.

Yesterday, reports broke that the Manhattan DA office has launched an official investigation into allegations of sexual assault.

We covered that here:

Rep. Swalwell Now Officially Under Investigation By Manhattan DA: Reports

Shortly after that news dropped, more allegations against Rep. Swalwell came to light.

In addition to sexual assault allegations, he's now being accused of illegally hiring an undocumented nanny from Brazil and using campaign funds to pay her under the table.

If you missed it, here's the full scoop on those new accusations:

Rep. Eric Swalwell Now Accused of Violating Immigration & Employment Law

Things get worse for Rep. Swalwell by the day...

Now, the Department of Homeland Security has announced that they are investigating allegations that he violated immigration and employment law.

Fox News reporter Bill Melugin broke the news:

NEW: DHS confirms to @FoxNews that Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is being investigated for allegations that he hired a Brazilian national as a nanny who doesn’t have work authorization in the U.S.

USCIS has been gathering details, which are now being referred to DHS for criminal…

— Bill Melugin (@BillMelugin_) April 12, 2026

NEW: DHS confirms to @FoxNews
that Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) is being investigated for allegations that he hired a Brazilian national as a nanny who doesn’t have work authorization in the U.S.

USCIS has been gathering details, which are now being referred to DHS for criminal investigation.

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“Federal law prohibits employers from knowingly hiring aliens who are not authorized to work in the United States. No employer, including a member of Congress, is above the law,” DHS says.

Homeland Security confirmed the investigation in a statement on X:

USCIS has been collecting information on the allegations involving Congressman Eric Swalwell hiring of a Brazilian national as a nanny without lawful work authorization.@USCIS has referred this matter to DHS law enforcement for investigation.

No one is above the law, including… https://t.co/yFE4DeI3aC

— Homeland Security (@DHSgov) April 12, 2026

No one is above the law, indeed.

Rep. Swalwell is learning that lesson the hard way.

Politico reported further on the DHS investigation:

The Trump administration’s U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services agency has referred allegations of Rep. Eric Swalwell illegally employing a Brazilian nanny several years ago to law enforcement officials at the Department of Homeland Security for investigation, according to a DHS spokesperson.

The probe marks an escalation of hostilities with the Trump administration, following a referral to the Justice Department for investigation into potential mortgage fraud by Swalwell, which he condemned as meritless. It also comes as the Calfornia Democrat is in a political tailspin from unrelated allegations of sexual misconduct, which he denies. The Manhattan district attorney on Saturday opened an investigation into Swalwell, a gubernatorial candidate in California, because one of the sexual assault allegations was reported to have happened in New York.

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The New York Post reported on Saturday that Swalwell had hired a nanny for his children, who continued to work for the family after her work authorization permit expired in 2022. She received authorization from the Department of Labor in 2024.

“USCIS has been collecting information on the allegations involving Congressman Eric Swalwell hiring of a Brazilian national as a nanny without lawful work authorization,” DHS spokesperson Lauren Bis said in a statement to POLITICO. “These allegations are serious. USCIS has referred this matter to DHS law enforcement for investigation.”

Bis declined to comment on which component of DHS would be in charge of a formal investigation.

“Federal law prohibits employers from knowingly hiring aliens who are not authorized to work in the United States,” Bis said. “No employer, including a member of Congress, is above the law.”