Federal Officers Search Home of U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar in Ongoing Criminal Investigation

Federal officers executed a judicially authorized search warrant at the Washington D.C.-area home of U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) on Monday, October 12, as part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation. The Department of Justice confirmed the action, carried out by Homeland Security Investigations, a branch of the Department of Homeland Security. The specifics of the investigation have not been disclosed, but administration officials had previously indicated an investigation related to Omar.