Rep. Ilhan Omar’s lawyers say authorities ignored judge’s restrictions on home search
Lawyers say investigators seized her phone and passport and ignored a magistrate judge’s instructions during the search.
- On Monday, October 12, Homeland Security officers searched the Washington residence of Democratic United States Representative Ilhan Omar, seizing her phone and passport during an investigation into alleged immigration fraud.
- Days before the search, Trump attacked Omar at a Tennessee rally, describing her home country of Somalia as a place of "crime and squalor" and suggesting Vice President Vance was investigating her.
- Lawyers Amy Jeffress and Joshua Matz claim federal agents disregarded a magistrate judge's instructions and failed to contact the House of Representatives' Office of General Counsel, threatening the separation of powers.
- Justice Department spokesperson Emily Covington rejected the accusations as "riddled with false allegations and inaccuracies," asserting that attorneys and law enforcement partners complied with all court orders and legal obligations.
- Omar's legal team demanded the return of seized property, arguing there is "no legitimate basis for any suggestion that she has violated any law concerning her citizenship status.
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New York, Oct 17 (EFE).- Lawyers for Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar sent a letter to the Department of Justice questioning the legality of the search to her residence last Monday and asked for the "immediate" return of the seized property, including her cell phone and passport, according to The Wall Street Journal. [...] Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's entry Lawyers question the legality of the search to her home was first published in HolaNews.
Attorneys for Rep. Ilhan Omar accuse DOJ of violating judge's orders to follow protocols to protect her rights as member of Congress
Omar's attorneys asked the government to immediately return the congresswoman's property, and also demanded all video and audio recordings of the search be preserved.
Rep. Ilhan Omar's Attorneys Demand Return Of Property Seized In Federal Search Of Her Home
Attorneys for Rep. Ilhan Omar are asking the Justice Department to immediately return property that federal agents seized from her home this week, arguing that the search stemming from an investigation into her citizenship status was “neither justified nor lawful.”
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