US immigration authorities raid home of Democratic Trump critic Ilhan Omar

Home Americas To display this content from YouTube, you must enable advertisement tracking and audience measurement. One of your browser extensions seems to be blocking the video player from loading. To watch this content, you may need to disable it on this site. Cover image: FILE - Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar takes questions during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington on January 13, 2026. © J. Scott Applewhite, AP 04:30 Issued on: 13/10/2026 - 11:57 US authorities raided the Washington, DC, home of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar on Monday as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged immigration fraud, according to reports. The probe reportedly includes immigration paperwork completed by her late father when she was a child. Omar accused the Trump administration of using government institutions to target political opponents, describing the raid as an act of political intimidation. FRANCE 24's Fraser Jackson has the latests from Washington. Keywords for this article