
Search warrant executed as part of an ongoing criminal fraud investigation into immigration paperwork
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Rep. Ilhan Omar is a Minnesota Democrat currently seeking re-election to the Fifth District. She was born in Somalia and immigrated to the United States as a child.
Federal authorities on Monday morning raided the Washington, D.C., area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, as part of a criminal fraud investigation into her immigration paperwork filled out by her father, Fox News reported, citing a person familiar with the situation.
Omar, who was born in Somalia and brought to the United States as a child, is a frequent target of criticism by President Donald Trump.
Homeland Security Investigations, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, conducted the raid, Fox News reported.
The Department of Justice, in a statement to Fox News, said, "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," the statement said.
The raid comes less than a month before November's midterm elections. Omar is seeking another term as a representative for Minnesota's Fifth District.
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