Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home in criminal investigation

Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington home in criminal investigation

Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C., home early Monday as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, the Justice Department said. Homeland Security Investigations, the criminal investigative arm of the Department of Homeland Security, executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Justice Department. Federal authorities did not publicly identify the suspected offense, and Omar has not been charged with a crime. CBS News reported, citing unnamed sources, that the investigation concerns immigration documents completed by Omar’s late father when she was a child. CNBC reported that a person familiar with the matter described the investigation as complex and said it had been underway for years. The Justice Department confirmed only that the search was connected to an ongoing federal investigation. Omar, a Minnesota Democrat seeking reelection, said she was unharmed and accused the Trump administration of using federal law enforcement against a political opponent. “Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement,” she wrote on social media, adding, “I will not be silenced.” Her office said she had “done nothing wrong.” House Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar jointly called the search “deeply disturbing” and questioned whether the federal government was being weaponized against President Donald Trump’s adversaries. The administration did not immediately provide a detailed response to those allegations.