Omar says she can't keep living in home federal agents searched
Summary
Representative Ilhan Omar said she cannot stay in her Washington, D.C. home after federal agents searched it and made her address public. She is facing death threats and is looking for a new place to live to protect her family while an investigation into her immigration paperwork is ongoing.Key Facts
- Federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations searched Rep. Omar’s home on October 12.
- The search was part of a federal criminal investigation focused on her immigration paperwork from childhood.
- Omar’s address became public, leading to death threats against her.
- Agents arrived early in the morning, searched the house for 4 to 5 hours, and took fewer than 20 items including notebooks, old phones, and a Somali phrase book.
- Omar said she was allowed to call her attorney about an hour after the search began.
- She says she is confident she did nothing wrong and insists she has a legal right to serve in Congress.
- Omar believes the investigation and search are politically motivated to intimidate voters ahead of the midterm elections.
- President Donald Trump said he was not involved in the search, but Omar claims he was responsible.
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