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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) stated on X that she would not be silenced after federal agents raided her home as part of a criminal investigation earlier Monday. While the Justice Department confirmed a judicially authorized search warrant was executed, it did not specify the nature or scope of the investigation. Democrats in Congress criticized the raid, viewing it as an escalation in political intimidation targeting Trump’s adversaries. Omar expressed concerns that this is another attempt to weaponize federal law enforcement against political opponents and noted previous baseless allegations made by former President Donald Trump about her financial disclosures and immigration status.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-12,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents raided Rep. Ilhan Omar's home in Washington, D.C., early Monday morning as part of an ongoing criminal fraud investigation into her immigration paperwork from when she was a child. The raid followed a warrant issued by the Justice Department and stems from claims that her late father may have filled out her immigration documents improperly. This probe began to gain public attention after Tom Homan, former acting director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, revealed in mid-September that Omar was under criminal investigation. While specific details remain sparse due to the ongoing nature of the case, it is clear this action represents a significant escalation against the Minnesota congresswoman who has long been a target of political criticism from President Trump.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN) said she will “not be silenced” following a raid on her home earlier on Monday by federal agents as part of a criminal investigation.
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she → say → investigation
“I’m ok,” Omar wrote in a post on X. “Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement.
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this → ’m → enforcement
For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns.
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Trump → target → lies
The Justice Department confirmed in a statement that Department of Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a “judicially authorized search warrant.”
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agents → confirm → warrant
“This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation,” DOJ stated.
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DOJ → state → investigation
It is unclear what the nature and scope of the investigation are; however, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said last month that there was an “ongoing investigation” into Omar.
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House Democratic leadership decried the raid, saying in a joint statement that it was “deeply disturbing and raises serious questions about the continued corrupt weaponization of the federal government against Donald Trump’s adversaries.”
“The American people deserve transparency, and we will deliver full accountability for the rogue abuse of power from the Department of Homeland Security and Department of Justice,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY), Whip Katherine Clark (D-MA), and Caucus Chairman Pete Aguilar (D-CA) wrote.
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President Donald Trump said in January that the Justice Department was investigating Omar after an accounting mistake on financial disclosures overstated her husband’s assets.
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Trump has also accused Omar of being connected to fraud rings in Minnesota that received millions from state-run social service programs.
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Vice President JD Vance, meanwhile, said in May that the DOJ was investigating allegations that Omar married her biological brother, Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, in 2009 to help him get approved to reside in the United States.
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“We’re going to investigate it.
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We → go → it
We’re going to take a look at it.
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If we think that there’s a crime, we’re going to prosecute that crime.
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And that’s something that the Department of Justice is looking at right now,” Vance said at the time.
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Vance → ’ → time
Omar has denied any wrongdoing.
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Omar → deny → wrongdoing
Anna Giaritelli contributed to this report.
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