Federal agents executed a warrant at Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's Washington home as part of a criminal investigation into alleged immigration fraud. The raid occurred just weeks before the midterm elections and was seen by critics as a politically motivated move against one of President Donald Trump’s vocal adversaries. Omar denied any wrongdoing, stating that the raid was an attempt to silence her political opposition.
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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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Federal agents searched the Washington home of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar in a dramatic escalation of the Trump administration’s pursuit of the Somali-born representative who is up for re-election in three weeks.
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Authorities have been conducting a criminal investigation into Omar over allegations of immigration fraud.
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The 44-year-old and her family received asylum in the US in the 1990s, and she has served as an elected member of Congress from Minnesota since 2019.
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President Donald Trump has called Omar “garbage”, and frequently targets her with abuse, along with the large Somalian community in Minnesota.
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“She comes from Somalia,” he told a rally in Tennessee on Saturday.
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“They don’t have a government, they don’t have police, all they have is crime and squalor.
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“These people from Somalia, what they’ve done to Minnesota should never be allowed.
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Let’s see what happens – JD Vance and our people are looking at it very strongly.”
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Homeland Security Investigations agents were seen searching Omar’s Washington home on Monday (US time).
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Trump’s border tsar Tom Homan confirmed on Fox News that agents executed a judicially approved warrant as part of an ongoing investigation.
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Omar told her followers on X that she was OK.
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“Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponise federal law enforcement,” she wrote.
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“For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns.
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I will not be silenced.”
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Democratic leaders in the House of Representatives called the raid “deeply disturbing” and said it raised serious questions about the weaponisation of the federal government against Trump’s adversaries.
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Trump and far-right extremists had subjected Omar to vile personal attacks and baseless accusations for years, they said.
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“Now, less than 30 days until the midterm election, his violent mass deportation machine has descended upon the home of a duly elected Member of Congress and her family.”
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The Department of Justice has historically avoided public investigative actions involving a candidate within 60 days of a primary or general election.
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Trump has repeatedly claimed Omar married her brother as part of an immigration scam, which she denies.
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At the Republican midterm convention in Dallas last month, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said it was a fact.
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“We know that she married her brother to try to bring him into the United States,” he told right-wing commentator Benny Johnson in an interview.
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Something’s going to happen.
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Separately, Vance told Johnson on a podcast the administration believed Omar had definitely committed immigration fraud, and that he and White House deputy chief-of-staff Stephen Miller were working out how to build the case against her.
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Federal immigration agents shot and killed to US citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, in that state early this year.
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Last week, Trump urged the people of Minnesota to “fight back” because the state was being “taken over by Somali immigrants”.
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“You have been robbed, and abandoned by your State Government.
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Your Governor is an incompetent thief who doesn’t want to get involved,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.
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“The Somalians should not be allowed to get away with what they are doing.
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They view you as weak and stupid people.
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If you need, the Federal Government will come to your rescue.
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