Rep. Ilhan Omar responds after federal officers search her home

Federal agents searched the Washington-area home of Minnesota Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar early Monday, a rare step against a candidate this close to an election. Voting is already underway in Minnesota, where the secretary of state's data shows more than 127,000 ballots cast. A Justice Department spokesperson said Homeland Security Investigations officers carried out a judicially authorized warrant as part of an ongoing criminal investigation, without describing its subject, according to CNN.

Omar said on X that she is fine and described the search as an effort to turn federal law enforcement against political enemies, after ten years of what she called baseless smears from President Donald Trump. Her spokesperson said she has done nothing wrong. Trump called her a terrible person but said he had no role in the search. House Democratic leaders Hakeem Jeffries, Katherine Clark and Pete Aguilar condemned it as a weaponization of government.

Officials had hinted at a probe earlier. Border czar Tom Homan said last month that things were happening regarding Omar, and administration figures, including Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, have accused her of marrying her brother for immigration purposes, offering no proof. CNN saw officers carrying boxes out of the house.

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