{
  "id": 14096515,
  "title": "Immigration agents raid home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Trump calls her 'totally crooked'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/immigration-agents-raid-home-of-congresswoman-ilhan-omar-trump-calls",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-13T02:26:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Middle East Eye",
    "slug": "middle-east-eye",
    "url": "https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/immigration-agents-raid-home-congresswoman-ilhan-omar-trump-calls-her"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Monday, immigration agents from the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) conducted a pre-dawn raid on the Washington, DC home of US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. The target of the investigation was suspicion of immigration fraud, a claim corroborated by US border czar Tom Homan, who affirmed the involvement of the Department of Justice (DOJ).\n\nCongresswoman Omar, a Somali-born politician, has been a frequent subject of scrutiny from then US President Donald Trump during his term in office. The raid, first reported by Fox News Digital and later confirmed by Homan, marks yet another chapter in the contentious relationship between Trump and Omar.\n\nReacting to the raid, Trump expressed his skepticism of Omar's actions, though he stressed that this did not imply any personal involvement in the investigation. \"I understand they're looking at her very carefully,\" Trump remarked, \"I've always found her to be totally crooked, personally, but that has nothing to do with me. I think she's a terrible person, but that's really up to the DOJ — I have nothing to do with it.\"\n\nDespite the allegations and the government's actions, Trump's statement clearly delineated his personal views from his stance on the investigation, maintaining a clear professional distance from the proceedings.",
  "summary": "Immigration agents raid home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, Trump calls her 'totally crooked' Federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) on Monday carried out a raid on the Washington, DC, home of US Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, on suspicion of immigration fraud. The pre-dawn raid on the Somali-born lawmaker's house was first reported by Fox News Digital, and confirmed to Fox News…",
  "key_points": [
    "Immigration agents raid Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's Washington, DC home",
    "Investigation targets suspicion of immigration fraud",
    "Trump calls Congresswoman Omar \"totally crooked\""
  ],
  "editors_take": "The federal investigation into the congresswoman's immigration status intensifies the long-standing political friction between the Somali-born lawmaker and the former president.",
  "illustration": "https://urgent.news/ill/14096515.png",
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 5,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Hill",
        "title": "Trump calls Omar 'totally crooked' in first remarks on raid",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/trump-calls-omar-totally-crooked-in-first-remarks-on-raid",
        "published": "2026-10-12T21:45:58.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "PBS NewsHour",
        "title": "Rep. Omar accuses Trump of political intimidation after agents search her home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/12/rep-omar-accuses-trump-of-political-intimidation-after-agents-search",
        "published": "2026-10-12T22:55:20.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "US immigration authorities raid home of Democratic Trump critic Ilhan Omar",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/us-immigration-authorities-raid-home-of-democratic-trump-critic-ilhan",
        "published": "2026-10-13T00:02:03.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "RTE News",
        "title": "Democrats condemn federal search of Ilhan Omar home",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/13/democrats-condemn-federal-search-of-ilhan-omar-home",
        "published": "2026-10-13T02:45:17.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}