Rep. Ilhan Omar’s residence searched as part of ongoing criminal investigation, DOJ says
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s residence searched as part of ongoing criminal investigation, DOJ says
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, D.C.-area residence was searched early Monday morning, a Department of Justice spokesperson said, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation.
Sources tell ABC News that the investigation relates to Omar’s immigration paperwork.
“Today in the Washington, D.C. area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice,” a DOJ spokesperson said. “This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal crimin border czar Tom Homan said in mid-Septemberthat the progressive congresswoman was subject to an ongoing “criminal” investigation.
HSI is the principal investigative arm of DHS. Its scope includes investigating cross-border crime and global threats, including human trafficking and child sexual exploitation, drug smuggling and cybercrime.
HSI plays a major front-line role in America’s counterterrorism operations.
Omar, was born in Somalia, and came to the US aged eight fleeing war. She was first elected to Congress in 2018, and is an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump. The US Congress is currently out of session and it is unclear if Omar was at the home.
By Agencies
