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Ilhan Omar Says She Wasn't Told Why FBI Raided Her Home

She hired two prominent Democratic lawyers as investigators examine immigration paperwork and prior financial filings, while she continues to accuse Trump of political targeting.

  • On Tuesday, Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar returned to Capitol Hill and met for roughly two hours with attorneys Amy Jeffress and Joshua Matz in her office.
  • Federal scrutiny intensified when Homeland Security Investigations agents executed a search warrant at her Washington home, seizing her cellphone, passport, and computer as part of an immigration fraud investigation.
  • Jeffress and Matz, partners at Heckler Fink LLP, have represented President Joe Biden and House Democrats during impeachment attempts, bringing significant Democratic legal expertise to Omar's defense.
  • Omar has accused President Donald Trump of political targeting regarding the investigations, while federal authorities maintain active probes into immigration paperwork and financial disclosures with no charges filed.
  • Records indicate federal investigators previously reviewed marriage-fraud allegations during the Obama administration, suggesting current scrutiny reflects historical patterns of investigation into her immigration and financial filings.
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WVII / Fox Bangor broke the news on Tuesday, November 10, 2026.
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