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Omar says she won’t ‘be silenced’ by search of her home and blasts Trump’s ‘intimidation’ campaign

  • On Monday, Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant at the Washington home of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation.
  • Republican figures, including Donald Trump and Vance, have alleged Omar committed immigration fraud; her office dismissed these accusations as fabricated while Vance stated he and Stephen Miller were exploring legal remedies.
  • The Justice Department maintains a historical policy of avoiding public investigative actions involving candidates within 60 days of an election, yet officials confirmed the enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation.
  • Omar responded by calling the search an "attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement," while House Democratic leaders condemned the action as a campaign of political intimidation.
  • The search occurs less than 30 days before the midterm election where Omar seeks reelection; she has endured repeated Republican criticism, including her 2023 ouster from the House Foreign Affairs Committee.
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Democratic MP Ilhan Omar has long been in Donald Trump's sights. She is the first Somali-American woman in the House of Representatives. Now her house has been searched.

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Federal agents have raided the Washington home of Democrat Ilhan Omar, who has been the target of personal attacks from President Donald Trump. The raid comes about three weeks before the U.S. midterm elections, in which Omar is running for re-election to the House of Representatives from Minnesota. The raid was conducted by agents from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Criminal Investigation Service. The Justice Department confirmed th…

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USA Today broke the news in New York, United States on Monday, October 12, 2026.
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