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Federal Agents Raid Omar's Home in Immigration Fraud Probe

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In Short: According to sources familiar with the probe, investigators are examining the immigration forms filled out by Omar's father and the marriage that critics claim was part of an immigration scheme.

U.S. federal agents raided the Washington, D.C., home of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar on Monday as part of a criminal investigation into possible immigration fraud, according to multiple media reports.

The raid was carried out by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents and was executed with a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice.

Omar, a Minnesota congresswoman and frequent target of criticism from the Trump administration, responded to the raid in a statement on X, saying, 'I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement.'

Omar added, 'For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation.'

The investigation reportedly centers on immigration paperwork completed by Omar's late father when she was a child, as well as her 2009 marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi, whom critics allege was her brother.

Trump has previously accused Omar and fellow Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib of Michigan of committing immigration fraud, calling for them to be 'institutionalized' and sent back to 'where they came from.'

In a separate interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson, Vance said without offering evidence that 'we actually think that Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America.'

The raid comes amid the ongoing midterm elections, with early voting starting in Minnesota later this week.

HSI is working with the Justice Department and the U.S. attorney in Minneapolis on the investigation, which has been ongoing for years.

The chairman of the House Oversight Committee vowed to pursue a contempt vote against financier Leon Black for refusing testimony in the Jeffrey Epstein probe and called on the Trump administration to release any evidence showing whether Omar broke immigration laws.

Omar's spokesperson told TMZ that the raid is an 'outrageous abuse of power and an unprecedented escalation in the weaponization of federal law enforcement to target political enemies.'

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Background

What's confirmed

• U.S. federal agents searched on Monday the home of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Muslim lawmaker for the state of Minnesota and frequent target of Trump administration criticism, as part of a criminal investigation, media reports said.
• In a separate interview with conservative podcaster Benny Johnson, Vance said without offering evidence that "we actually think that Ilhan Omar definitely committed immigration fraud against the United States of America."
• US Representative Ilhan Omar’s home in Washington, DC was raided in the early morning hours of Monday, 12 October by federal agents wearing Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) jackets, FoxNews.com reports.
• Federal agents reportedly searched the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) early on Monday in connection with an investigation into possible immigration fraud, multiple news outlets reported.
• “I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement,” Omar said in a statement on X later.
• Two sources familiar with the probe told Fox News Digital that investigators are examining immigration paperwork completed by Omar's late father when she was a child.

What's still developing

• "So we're going to investigate it. We're going to take a look at it. If we think there's a crime, we're going to prosecute that crime."
• "This is a ridiculous lie and desperate attempt to distract from the pedophile protection party’s unpopular war of choice, increasing gas prices, and rapidly dropping polling numbers," McNutt said of the vice president’s allegations and comments.
• Allegations that she married her own brother to gain legal immigration status in the US have been circulating since 2016.
• Those include “the taking of overt investigative steps, indictments, public announcements, or other actions” that could have such an impact, according to the recommendation, which was initially part of a 2018 report on the DOJ and FBI’s actions leading up to the 2016 election.
• The pair broke up in 2011 under what Ms. Omar called a Muslim “faith tradition,” but they did not formally divorce until 2017.
• Mullin explained that lying about certain things on an immigration application can result in deportation, and there's no expiration for that.
• Homan also addresses a probe into Ilhan Omar's immigration pathway during 'The Sunday Briefing.' White House border czar Tom Homan confirmed on "The Sunday Briefing" that the Department of Homeland Security is looking into allegations involving Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., but would not disclose details about what he described as an "ongoing criminal investigation."
• There is a denaturalization process for cases of proven immigration fraud, Homan said, characterizing it as "very serious."
• Homan’s confirmation of an investigation into Omar came after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said last month that Omar “married her brother to try to bring him into the United States.” Attorney General Todd Blanche declined to comment when asked by The Daily Wire if Omar could be deported if she was found to have committed immigration fraud.

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• WarpBeat — background on Federal Agents Raid Ilhan Omar's DC Home link
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