Feds search US Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home in criminal investigation

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Federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations searched Representative Ilhan Omar's Washington home early Monday as part of a criminal investigation, with little public detail on the warrant's basis. The search comes weeks before Omar, a Minnesota Democrat seeking her fifth term, faces midterm voters.

Omar called it the latest escalation in a decade-long campaign of political intimidation by Trump and his allies. House Democrats, including Leader Hakeem Jeffries, called the raid deeply disturbing and tied it to what they describe as weaponization of federal law enforcement.

Administration officials, including Vice President JD Vance and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, have previously floated accusations of immigration fraud against Omar without producing substantiating evidence. Trump has a long history of targeting Omar over her Somali heritage, including calling her garbage and urging Minnesotans to fight back against the state's Somali community.

Homeland Security referred comment to the Justice Department, which did not respond. Omar's office also did not respond by press time.

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✒ FROM THE EDITORIAL DESK

A congresswoman's house gets searched a month before an election and the agency involved won't say why. That's the kind of silence that tells you everything and nothing at the same time, like a neighbor who suddenly stops waving. When the only consistent message from the top has been years of insults about where somebody's family came from, you don't need a leaked warrant to guess what's driving the bus.

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