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Federal agents searched Ilhan Omar’s home.
The Minnesota Democrat said she will not be silenced and called the Monday search part of an intimidation campaign. Democrats said the timing breaks the Justice Department’s own rule this close to an election.
The Rocket News · Washington Bureau · WashingtonOctober 12, 2026 · 3 min read
WASHINGTON — Federal agents on Monday searched the Washington home of Representative Ilhan Omar, Democrat of Minnesota, the Associated Press reported, in a criminal investigation whose details were not made public. Omar said she will not be silenced and called the search the latest step in what she described as President Trump’s intimidation campaign. The search comes in the last weeks of her reelection bid, and of the midterms that will decide the House and the Senate.
Democratic leaders condemned the timing. Longstanding Justice Department practice is to avoid overt steps against candidates in the run-up to an election. Republicans have in the past accused Omar of immigration fraud, an allegation she denies. The Associated Press said it was not clear what the agents were looking for.
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