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Ilhan Omar's Home Searched By Homeland Security, Video Shows

The reported raid at the Minnesota Democrat's residence was carried out as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation.

Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C. residence was the subject of a pre-dawn raid by investigators from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Criminal Investigation Division (HSI) on Monday morning, according to three sources familiar with the probe, as reported by CBS News. The investigation is reportedly focused on the congresswoman's immigration paperwork, with documents in question dating back to Omar's childhood, involving paperwork completed by her father when she was a minor.

The HSI, an agency within the Department of Homeland Security, is leading the investigation, with the U.S. Department of Justice providing assistance. The HSI is responsible for investigating federal offenses, including immigration document fraud, identity fraud, and immigration benefit fraud. The Department of Justice confirmed that the HSI executed a search warrant secured by the DOJ as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation.

President Trump has frequently targeted Omar, and in September, border czar Tom Homan stated that there was an ongoing criminal investigation into Omar. Omar denied at the time that she had been contacted in connection to any investigation. This story is ongoing and will be updated.

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