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Federal Agents Raid Home of US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar

Homeland Security agents executed a search warrant at the home of Representative Ilhan Omar as part of an immigration fraud inquiry.


Ilhan Omar in Las Vegas, 2020
Ilhan Omar in Las Vegas, 2020 · Photo: Gage Skidmore from Surprise, AZ, United States of America · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Wikimedia Commons

Federal agents raided the home of US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar amid an investigation into alleged fraud in immigration paperwork, CNBC and The Jerusalem Post reported.

A Department of Justice spokesperson stated that Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the DOJ. Omar, a Minnesota Democrat born in Somalia, has previously been targeted for criticism by US President Donald Trump.

Further details regarding the findings or the next steps in the investigation have not yet been released.

Sources: Jerusalem Post — international, CNBC Markets

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