Authorities subpoena family of Rep. Ilhan Omar in probe
Homeland Security Investigations raided the Democratic congresswoman's home this week as part of a probe into her immigration paperwork.
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What happened
Federal investigators, including Homeland Security Investigations, raided the home of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota this week. Authorities have also subpoenaed members of her family as part of a broader review of their immigration paperwork. U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib called the raid politically motivated, while former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized the Trump administration's investigation.
Why it matters
The investigation aims to build a case for stripping Omar of her citizenship.
Timeline
- This week: Federal investigators raided the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar as part of an investigation into her immigration paperwork.
- Oct 14, 6:35 PM ET: Authorities subpoenaed members of Omar's family as part of the broader inquiry.
- Oct 15, 9:12 AM ET: Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene criticized the Trump administration's investigation into Omar.
- Oct 15, 3:30 PM ET: Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said she was confident Omar would be held accountable if found at fault.
Coverage
- CNN legal analyst: Biden-era inquiry into Omar hurts her case against Trump (The Hill)
- Noem ‘confident Ilhan Omar will finally be held accountable’ (The Hill)
- Rashida Tlaib calls raid on Ilhan Omar a political attack (detroitnews.com)
- Greene labels Trump administration’s Omar investigation ‘bulls—‘ (The Hill)
- Homeland Security investigative unit in spotlight in Omar probe (Roll Call)
- Ilhan Omar Investigation Aims to Build Case for Stripping Her Citizenship (WSJ)
- Rep. Ilhan Omar's phone seized and relatives subpoenaed in criminal probe, AP source says (Alanna Durkin Richer)
- Omar on Vance saying DOJ is investigating her: ‘That man is delusional’ (The Hill)
- The raid on Ilhan Omar’s house is dangerous political theater (The Guardian)
- Omar home search raises fears about election-season probes (Roll Call)
- Justice Dept. Issues Subpoenas in Ilhan Omar Investigation (The New York Times)
- Why Federal Agents Searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's Home and What Happens Next (usnews.com)
- Axelrod questions timing of Omar raid weeks before election (The Hill)
- What to know about the search of Democratic Rep. Omar's home (PBS)
- The Ilhan Omar home search fits a very political pattern for Trump and his DOJ (CNN)
- Jeffries: Nothing to merit ‘extraordinary raid’ on Omar home (The Hill)
- Omar fundraising off federal investigation (The Hill)
- What to know about the search of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's home (Spectrum News)
- Ilhan Omar calls DHS raid on her D.C. home "political intimidation" (Yahoo News)
- Medicare for All Is the Big Policy Fight Splitting Democrats | WSJ Politics Newsletter for Oct. 13 (WSJ)
- Federal agents search home of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar (CNN)
- 'POLITICAL INTIMIDATION': Omar blames Trump after feds raid her DC home (Fox News)
- Mamdani: citizenship ‘should not be weaponized’ against Omar (The Hill)
- Trump repeatedly attacks Minnesota, Omar during Ohio campaign stop (The Hill)
- Rep. Omar accuses Trump of political intimidation after agents search her home (PBS)
- The Memo: Trump critics allege abuse of power as Ilhan Omar’s home is raided (The Hill)
- What to know about the search of Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar's home (news4jax.com)
- Trump calls Omar ‘totally crooked’ in first remarks on raid (The Hill)
- There Are So Many Things Wrong with What the DOJ Is Doing to Rep. Ilhan Omar (Charles P. Pierce)
- Democrats hammer Trump for late-election raid on Omar’s home (The Hill)
- Democrat rips ‘insanely corrupt’ raid on Omar’s home (The Hill)
- Democrats rebuke federal raid of Ilhan Omar’s home: ‘rogue abuse of power’ (The Guardian)
- Homeland Security raids Ilhan Omar's residence (Mother Jones)
- Rashida Tlaib condemns 'fascist' DHS raid on Ilhan Omar's home (detroitnews.com)
- House Democratic leaders condemn the search of congresswoman's home as an 'abuse of power' (PBS)
- Trump critic Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home searched by federal agents (Al Jazeera)
- AP report: Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home as part of a criminal investigation (PBS)
- Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home searched by federal agents in ongoing criminal probe (NBC News)
- Federal agents search Omar home in criminal investigation (The Hill)
- The Latest: Homeland Security agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's home (AP)
- Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home in criminal probe, AP sources say (Spectrum News)
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