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Court-approved DHS search conducted at Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home

Federal agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home Monday as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, the Justice Department said. Officials have not publicly described the investigation’s focus.

Court-approved DHS search conducted at Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home
Department of Homeland Security agents searched the home of U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar on Monday morning, Oct. 12, in an action the Justice Department said was part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation. A DOJ spokesperson said Homeland Security Investigations carried out a search warrant authorized by a judge and obtained by the department. White House border czar Tom Homan also confirmed on Fox Business that agents had executed a warrant at Omar’s home. Officials did not publicly explain what the investigation concerns or what agents were seeking. The search follows President Donald Trump’s announcement on Truth Social in January that the Justice Department was investigating Omar, a Minnesota Democrat and naturalized U.S. citizen born in Somalia. Trump also claimed she was worth more than $44 million. The public statements described Monday’s search as part of an active investigation but did not establish any wrongdoing by Omar.

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