US immigration authorities raid home of Democratic Trump critic Ilhan Omar
WASHINGTON — US authorities conducted a predawn raid on Monday on the Washington, DC, home of Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump who has been the target of political insults by the Republican president, as part of an ongoing investigation, the Justice Department said. A person familiar with the investigation said it is related to alleged…
On Monday, US immigration authorities conducted a pre-dawn raid at the Washington, DC residence of Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar, a staunch critic of former President Donald Trump. The Justice Department disclosed that the operation was part of an ongoing investigation into allegations of immigration fraud. According to a source familiar with the case, the probe also pertains to the immigration paperwork submitted by Omar's late father during her childhood years.
Omar expressed on her social media platform that the US government was being used as a tool to target her as a political rival of the president. She reiterated that this incident is just a new phase in Trump's campaign of political intimidation, vowing that she would not be silenced. Other Democrats also accused Trump and his administration of abusing their power.
Currently seeking her fifth term in the US House of Representatives, Omar is set to face the midterm elections on November 3. Upon announcing the raid, a spokesperson from the Justice Department provided no further details.
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