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Ilhan Omar's home raided in immigration investigation: Report
CNBC • • general
Key Points:
- Federal authorities raided Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C. area home as part of a criminal fraud investigation related to her immigration paperwork, according to Fox News and confirmed by the Department of Justice.
- The raid was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations, a division of the Department of Homeland Security, under a judicially authorized search warrant.
- The investigation focuses on immigration documents filled out by Omar's father, with the DOJ describing the action as part of an ongoing federal probe.
- Omar, a Minnesota Democrat and Somali-born U.S. citizen since 2000, is facing the raid amid her campaign for re-election in the upcoming November midterm elections.
- The DOJ and Omar's office have not provided further details, and the situation remains developing.
