US federal agents raid home of Democratic congresswoman and Trump critic Ilhan Omar

US federal agents searched the Washington home of Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar on Monday as part of a criminal investigation, officials said, marking a dramatic escalation in US President Donald Trump's confrontation with the outspoken lawmaker. The search – three weeks before midterm elections that will decide control of Congress – was conducted by agents from Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), the investigative arm of US immigration enforcement, according to Fox News, citing sources familiar with the matter. The cable network reported that the operation was linked to a criminal fraud investigation concerning immigration paperwork submitted on behalf of the Somali-born congresswoman by her late father when she was a child. Trump's border enforcement chief Tom Homan told Fox News he was unwilling to give details ahead of any official announcement but confirmed that an "investigation was ongoing for a while" and that "there was a warrant executed this morning." Read moreMan arrested after attacking Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar at town hall in Minneapolis US media quoted the Department of Justice (DOJ) confirming that agents had carried out a court-authorised search in the ...