Inside The Stunning Federal Raid On Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Home — And Why Critics Are Crying Political Retaliation
Members of the Trump administration have been talking about investigating Omar for immigration fraud but we can't specify a reason why. The post Inside The Stunning Federal Raid On Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Home — And Why Critics Are Crying Political Retaliation appeared first on MadameNoire.
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Federal agents executed a search warrant at the Washington, DC, area home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minnesota) on Monday morning for reasons that apparently had to do with a criminal fraud investigation into her immigration paperwork. Beyond that, there’s really no information available about why the raid was ordered, but if one were to speculate, there’s a long history of President Donald Trump attacking Omar for no other reason than because she’s Somali, and because she speaks out against him and his policies.
So, there’s that.
“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 Justice Department spokesperson said in a statement, according to Reuters.
To be clear, members of the Trump administration, including Vice President JD Vance and White House chief of staff Stephen Miller, have been talking about investigating Omar for immigration fraud, but no one in the administration has been able to specify a reason they suspect her of committing it.
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