US agents raid lawmaker Ilhan Omar's home as part of immigration fraud probe

Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. (AP Photo) Federal agents raided the Washington-area home of Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar early Monday as part of an ongoing federal investigation into her immigration paperwork.Homeland Security Investigations searched through a warrant authorised by a court and obtained by the Department of Justice, a DOJ spokesperson told Fox News Digital.“Today in the Washington, DC area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice,” the spokesperson said, adding that the action was part of an ongoing federal investigation.The probe reportedly focuses on immigration documents filled out by Omar’s late father when she was a child. The Somali-born lawmaker, who represents Minnesota, has previously faced allegations surrounding her immigration history, including claims that she married her brother to help him enter the United States.Omar has strongly dismissed the allegations, describing them as “absurd and offensive.”The raid marks an escalation in the investigation, which border czar Tom Homan publicly acknowledged in September.Homan declined to provide details about the case at ...