Search against Trump critic: "Political campaign"

The American criminal investigation agency HSI - part of the debated ICE - carried out a house search on Monday morning against the Democrat congressman Ilhan Omar.

The house search is said to be about fraud in connection with Somali-born Ilhan Omar coming to the country, according to sources in the American media. The investigation is said to be about the documents that the Trump critic's now-deceased father filled out when she came to the United States. In September, "border czar" Tom Homan announced that a criminal investigation had been opened against her. According to the Department of Justice, the operation on Monday was part of an ongoing investigation.

In the mid-term election on November 3, the 44-year-old is running for another two-year term in the House of Representatives. Historically, the Justice Department has avoided using investigative measures against political opponents 60 days before an election.

Ilhan Omar and President Donald Trump are far apart politically. Back in 2018, the Minnesota Democrat described himself as "the president's nightmare." In the same vein, Trump urged her to "go home." The conflict has not abated since then. Omar has accused the president of killing Americans after protesters were shot dead in Minneapolis. Trump responded in turn by, among other things, calling her mentally disturbed.

The president's focus on Omar has been described by the Democrat as "an unhealthy obsession".

In a post on Instagram, Ilhan Omar writes that the house search is part of Trump's political pressure.

"I'm not going to let myself be silenced," she writes.

Several Democrats criticize the raid on Omar. Hakeem Jeffries, the leader of the Democrats in the House of Representatives, writes in a statement that the search raises questions about whether Trump is using authorities as a weapon against his enemies.