Rep. Ilhan Omar to leave home after federal search

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 22 Oct, 07:02 · Archive

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, D.C., home after federal agents searched it.

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar announced Wednesday that she will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched the previous week. Omar said the attention brought by the search has made her feel unsafe in the property.

Federal authorities are investigating potential fraud relating to her family's immigration paperwork, according to a person briefed on the investigation. The authorities have issued grand jury subpoenas to some of her relatives. Omar, who was born in Somalia and is a naturalized U.S. citizen, said in her first interview since the search that she is 'confident in the fact that I didn't do anything wrong'.

Homeland Security investigators arrived at her home around 6 a.m. with a warrant and searched for four or five hours, seizing 17 items including phones, notebooks, a Somali language children's book and a vintage camera that her husband had received as a gift. The Justice Department has shared few other details about the case beyond confirming it is a criminal investigation.

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• Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, DC, home after federal searchU.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week.Clickorlando · 22 Oct, 04:59
• Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, DC, home after federal searchU.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar says she will move out of her Washington, D.C., home that federal agents searched last week.News4Jax · 22 Oct, 04:59

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