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Rep. Ilhan Omar clarifies full name after federal raid, alias allegation
FOX 9 Minneapolis-St. Paul • • nation
Key Points:
- Rep. Ilhan Omar confirmed her legal name as "Ilhan Abdullahi Omar" amid allegations by investigators who filed court paperwork suggesting "Ilhan Omar" might be an alias, supported by her high school yearbook listing.
- Federal investigators, under the Trump Department of Justice, searched Omar's Washington, D.C. home on October 12, seizing phones, notebooks, and other items as part of a probe potentially aimed at revoking her citizenship and deporting her, which Omar denies.
- Omar described the early morning raid as distressing, involving about 25 agents over four to five hours, and expressed confusion over the extensive search given the focus on electronic devices.
- She revealed plans to move out of the searched home due to death threats and safety concerns after her address became public following the raid.
- Conflicting reports exist about whether DNA was collected during the search; Omar denies that DNA was taken, while Fox News previously reported otherwise.
