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Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, DC, home after federal search
PBS • • general
Key Points:
- U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar announced she will move out of her Washington, D.C., home after federal agents searched it last week, citing safety concerns due to the attention from the raid.
- Federal authorities are investigating potential fraud in Omar's family's immigration paperwork, with grand jury subpoenas issued to some of her relatives, according to an anonymous source.
- Omar, a naturalized U.S. citizen from Somalia, maintains her innocence and expressed confidence that she did nothing wrong, calling the investigation a political intimidation tactic ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections.
- The search, which lasted four to five hours, involved Homeland Security agents seizing 17 items, including phones, notebooks, and personal belongings, while Omar described the agents as polite but intrusive.
- Congressional Democrats criticized the timing of the search, noting the Justice Department's usual practice of avoiding overt investigative actions near elections, and Omar is expected to retain her Minneapolis-based seat.
