Federal Agents Raid Ilhan Omar’s Home in Criminal Fraud Investigation

Federal agents carried out an early-morning raid at Representative Ilhan Omar’s Washington-area home on Monday as part of a criminal fraud investigation into her immigration paperwork.

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The investigation into the Democratic lawmaker’s immigration paperwork is being led by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the agency’s criminal investigations arm, with the Department of Justice assisting. The paperwork in question was filled out by Omar’s late father when she came to the country as a child, Fox News reported.

“Today in the Washington, D.C. area, Homeland Security Investigations executed ​a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice. This enforcement ​action is part of an ongoing federal investigation,” a Department of Justice ⁠spokesperson said in a statement.

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President Trump often attacks Omar as a radical who is out to damage the country. Border Czar Tom Homan confirmed in September that there was an ongoing investigation pertaining to Omar’s immigration status.

“I’m confirming that ICE is, yeah — look, I said months ago that there’s something that’s been reported and needs to be looked at,” Homan told Fox News at the time.

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