Omar lands in Trump administration’s crosshairs

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Omar’s DC home raided:

The Associated Press | Mark Schiefelbein and J. Scott Applewhite

Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), long a target of President Trump’s ire, had her Washington, D.C., home searched by federal agents on Monday amid a criminal investigation by the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency.

Homeland Security Investigations, ICE’s investigative unit, carried out the raid. White House border czar Tom Homan had previously confirmed a federal criminal investigation involving the Minnesota lawmaker.

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The Hill’s Rebecca Beitsch notes that the Justice Department does not typically carry out major actions against political candidates within 60 days of an election. Omar is seeking another term, and the midterm elections are about three weeks away.

Trump and Omar’s history: The president has called the Minnesota Democrat “garbage” and a “scammer.” He has repeatedly spread a baseless conspiracy theory that she married her brother to become an American citizen. Some of Trump’s supporters have called for Omar, who was born in Somalia, to be deported.

Omar came to the U.S. as a child with her family as they sought asylum amid the Somali civil war that spurred widespread displacement. She became a U.S. citizen in 2000.

She is a fierce critic of Trump and his administration. During the president’s State of the Union address in February, she heckled him and called him a liar in response to his comments about Somali immigrants in Minnesota.

Another political enemy targeted: While the federal investigation of Omar had already been underway, Monday’s escalation marks the latest instance of the administration targeting the president’s political enemies. The Justice Department has attempted to charge or brought charges against New York Attorney General Letitia James (D), former FBI Director James Comey and former national security adviser John Bolton.

Omar said in a Monday statement to social platform X that she “will not be silenced.”

“I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and........

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