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Ilhan Omar after home search: 'We're not going to be silenced'
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar thanked supporters after federal agents searched her Washington home and accused the Trump administration of trying to intimidate her before the midterm elections.
Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota has released a video message thanking supporters after federal agents searched her Washington home. She thanked everyone who sent notes of support and those who donated $5, $10 or $20.
That support "goes a long way as we fight Trump and his administration for trying to intimidate me and so many people right before the midterm elections," Omar said. "We know that they're running scared. We're not going to be intimidated. We're not going to be silenced. We're not going to be scared." She said she would keep campaigning to win the midterms and the Senate and to "hold this administration accountable."
Probe into immigration paperwork
Homeland Security Investigations agents searched Omar's Washington home on Oct. 12 under a judicially authorized warrant secured by the Justice Department, which described the search as part of a criminal investigation but gave few details.
Sources told US media that the yearslong investigation deals partly with immigration fraud. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in September there was an "ongoing investigation" into potential fraud on her family's immigration paperwork. No charges have been announced.
Omar's lawyers told the Justice Department last week that the search was "neither justified nor lawful" and demanded the return of seized property. The department called their letter "riddled with false allegations."
Trump: 'Nothing to do with me'
On the day of the search, Omar called it an "attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement." Trump said the search had "nothing to do with me," adding that he had always found her "very crooked."
Born in Somalia, Omar came to the US after obtaining asylum and became a citizen in 2000 at age 17. She represents Minneapolis and is seeking reelection in the Nov. 3 midterms.
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