Feds search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home in immigration probe
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Federal agents conducted a pre-dawn search Monday at the Washington home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) as part of an ongoing immigration probe, a DOJ spokesperson confirmed to Axios. Why it matters: Searching Omar's home marks a substantial escalation of the Trump administration's fight with the outspoken progressive, who has condemned the immigration crackdown in her state. Driving the news: Fox News first reported that Homeland Security Investigations agents conducted the search, citing a Justice Department statement. A DOJ spokesperson confirmed to Axios that DHS agents "executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice" as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation. DHS referred Axios to the DOJ. Rep. Omar's office did not immediately respond to Axios' requests for comment. Zoom out: Last month, border czar Tom Homan confirmed an ongoing criminal probe into Omar, though he declined to offer details. Fox reported Monday that the search was tied to a fraud investigation into Omar's immigration paperwork. The Somali native came to the U.S. in 1995 as a 12-year-old refugee. The intrigue: President Trump has made Minnesota's Somali community one of the most frequent targets of his anti-immigration rhetoric, and Omar the face of those attacks. Just last week, he called on Minnesotans to " fight back " against the state's Somalian population. He's also specifically demanded that Omar leave the country, or that she be deported . Editor's note: This story has been updated with additional information.
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