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Ilhan Omar raid concerns immigration paperwork from when she was a child, sources say

Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C., home Monday morning. Sources tell CBS News a yearslong probe into Omar involves immigration paperwork that was completed by her late father when she was a child. Omar, a U.S. citizen, and the first Somali American in Congress, called the search "an attempt to target political enemies." Nicole…

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The Memo: Trump critics allege abuse of power as Ilhan Omar’s home is raidedFederal agents raided the Washington area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) on Monday, sparking an instant political firestorm. Critics of President Trump immediately cast the raid as an abuse of power victimizing a congresswoman who has been a vigorous opponent of the White House, while conservatives celebrated. The Democratic House leadership released…
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Ilhan Omar accuses Trump of weaponizing government against her in raid - Mon, 12 Oct 2026 PSTFederal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home Monday. Homeland Security Investigations agents conducted the search, according to The Associated Press and Fox News. The Department of Justice said in a statement that the raid was “part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation,” but provided no further details.

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‘I will not be silenced’: Trump critic Ilhan Omar defiant after home raided - The LatestDemocrats have described a raid on the home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar as “deeply disturbing” and a “rogue abuse of power” by the Trump administration. The Democratic representative for Minnesota has long been a target of highly personal attacks by Donald Trump, who claims he was not involved in ordering the Justice Department raid. Omar criticised the…
Glenn Beck reacts to Ilhan Omar home raid: ‘You don’t take her on unless you have it’Yesterday, Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant at Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation into alleged immigration fraud, which Fox News reported was tied to childhood paperwork filed by her late father, Nur Omar Mohamed. Glenn…

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