Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home
Federal agents searched Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home early Monday as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, the Justice Department said.
Agents from Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the department. Officials did not publicly identify the subject or scope of the investigation, and Omar has not been charged with a crime.
NPR cited current and former federal officials who described the search as part of a multiyear investigation involving whistleblower complaints. NPR reported that a former official said the investigation deals with immigration fraud allegations. CNBC, citing Fox News, and Al Jazeera, citing Reuters, reported that the inquiry concerns alleged immigration fraud, including paperwork completed by Omar’s late father when she immigrated to the United States as a child. Federal authorities have …