Homeland Security Investigations Raids Omar’s Home
By Sandra Rhodes (/journals/sandra-rhodes)
The home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) was raided early Monday morning by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), per Fox News Digital.
Multiple federal agents with HSI jackets were seen outside Omar's Washington, D.C., home
Two sources close to the investigation say the search stems from a criminal fraud investigation into the Somali-born congresswoman's immigration paperwork. The paperwork was filled out by her late father when she was a child.
The raid started around 6 a.m. with HSI and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) leading the operation. The Department of Justice (DOJ) is also involved.
"Today in the Washington, D.C., area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice. This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal investigation," a DOJ spokesperson told Fox News Digital.
Fox News Digital reached out to a spokesperson for Omar.
Border czar Tom Homan said in mid-September that the progressive congresswoman was subject to an ongoing "criminal" investigation.
HSI is the principal investigative arm of DHS. Its scope includes investigating cross-border crime and global threats, including human trafficking and child sexual exploitation, drug smuggling and cybercrime. HSI plays a major front-line role in America’s counterterrorism operations.