Federal agents raid home of US congresswoman Ilhan Omar

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 17 Oct, 20:32 · Archive

Federal agents searched the home of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar as part of a probe into her immigration process.

Federal agents searched the Minnesota congresswoman's home on Monday based on a judge's warrant as part of a probe into her immigration process. Omar said the raid was 'an attempt to target political enemies and weaponise federal law enforcement'. She has served as representative for Minnesota and one of the first two Muslim women to enter US Congress since January 2019. Omar was born in Mogadishu, Somalia, fled the country's civil war as a child, spent four years in a refugee camp in Kenya, and came to the US with her family in 1995 at age 12, becoming a US citizen in 2000. She is a practising Muslim who wears a hijab; Congress altered a 180-year-old rule prohibiting head coverings in the House chamber to accommodate her. Omar has long been singled out for hostile verbal attacks by Donald Trump, who has described her as 'garbage' and said she does nothing but 'complain'.

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• Ilhan Omar: The US Democrat targeted by Donald TrumpDonald Trump has described her as "garbage" and a "criminal" who does nothing but "bitch." Congress member Ilhan Omar has long been the target of angry verbal attacks from the US president. But why her?DW News · 17 Oct, 20:17
• The week in whoppers: Ilhan Omar rolls out her double standard, Abdul El-Sayed gaslights on his family’s Islamist ties and moreRep. Ilhan Omar was quick to accuse the Trump administration of targeting "political enemies" after the DHS raid of her house — but she was singing a different tune when President Trump was indicted.New York Post · 15 Oct, 22:32

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