US federal agents search home of Trump critic Ilhan Omar

US federal agents search home of Trump critic Ilhan Omar

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US federal agents searched the Washington residence of Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, an outspoken opponent of President Trump, as part of an ongoing federal investigation, the Department of Justice (DoJ) confirmed. Officials from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the DoJ. The investigation is ongoing, and no charges against Omar were announced in connection with the search.

Ilhan Omar, who came to the United States from Somalia as a child, was first elected to Congress in 2018 and is a member of the group of left-wing Democratic lawmakers known as "The Squad," who have been among Trump's most vocal opponents. Omar represents a district including Minneapolis, home to one of the largest Somali communities in the US.

House Democratic leaders condemned the search as an "abuse of power" by the Trump administration. Omar said she will “not be silenced” and called the search of her home the “latest escalation” in President Donald Trump’s '‘intimidation'' campaign. Omar has called Trump's focus on her an "unhealthy and creepy obsession" and said she and her family have faced death threats, which she attributes to "hateful political rhetoric" especially from Trump.

The search of Omar's home was linked to a criminal fraud investigation into immigration paperwork submitted on her behalf by her late father when she was a child, US media reported. The operation was carried out by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the investigative arm of US immigration enforcement.

The DoJ spokesperson told the Reuters news agency that the enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal investigation, but did not provide further details. The search warrant was judicially authorized, indicating that a judge had approved the search.

Ilhan Omar has been a vocal critic of President Trump, who has frequently targeted the Somali community in racist outbursts. Trump previously called Somalis "garbage" and said in February that Omar and Democratic Representative Rashida Tlaib of Michigan should be "institutionalized" and sent back to "where they came from."

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