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US agents search Ilhan Omar home under judicial warrant
BBC News··1h ago
US immigration agents searched Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar's Washington-area home on Monday, the US Department of Justice said. Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorised search warrant in an ongoing federal criminal investigation. Omar called the search political intimidation and targeting of enemies. President Donald Trump told reporters he had nothing to do with the justice department probe.
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What It Means For You
- Omar said she would not be silenced; the warrant gives investigators access to her residence while Congress is out of session.
- Reuters cited Fox News Digital reporting that the inquiry concerns immigration paperwork completed when Omar was a child.
- The Justice Department gave no further details on the criminal investigation on Monday.
What's Happening
- Federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations carried out the search under a judicially authorised warrant in the Washington, DC area.
- Omar posted on social media that she was okay and called the action political intimidation.
- Trump described Omar as a complainer while denying involvement in the probe.
Immigration Enforcement Powers
- HSI is the investigative arm of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
- The department statement said the action was part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation.
- Omar has been an outspoken critic of Trump for years.
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