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Democrats condemn federal raid on Ilhan Omar's home

Top House Democrats condemned a federal raid on Representative Ilhan Omar's home as a 'rogue abuse of power' and 'corrupt weaponization' of government. US immigration authorities searched the Washington-area home of the Minnesota congresswoman, an outspoken critic of Donald Trump, on Monday morning as part of an ongoing investigation, the Justice Department said.

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Top House Democrats question the ‘corrupt weaponization’ of federal government against Trump’s adversaries Ilhan Omar ’s Democratic colleagues have condemned federal agents’ search of the Minnesota congresswoman’s home on Monday morning, describing it as “deeply disturbing” and emblematic of the Trump administration ’s “corrupt weaponization” of the US government. House Democratic leaders, including minority leader…

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Federal raid on Representative Ilhan Omar's home

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Federal agents searched Representative Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C. home as part of an ongoing criminal investigation reported to focus on her childhood immigration paperwork, and Omar says she plans to move out of the residence because the raid publicized its address and she feels unsafe there.

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Representative Ilhan Omar says she plans to move out of her Washington, D.C. home because the raid publicized the address and left her feeling unsafe amid reported death threats.

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Democrats rebuke federal raid of Ilhan Omar’s home: ‘rogue abuse of power’

Top House Democrats question the ‘corrupt weaponization’ of federal government against Trump’s adversaries Ilhan Omar ’s Democratic colleagues have condemned federal agents’ search of the Minnesota congresswoman’s home on Monday morning, describing it as “deeply disturbing” and emblematic of the Trump administration ’s “corrupt weaponization” of the US government. House Democratic leaders, including minority leader…

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US immigration authorities raid Democratic congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home

US authorities conducted a predawn raid on Monday on the Washington-area home of Democratic US Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, an outspoken critic ⁠of Donald Trump who has been the target of political insults by the Republican president, as part of an ongoing investigation, the Justice Department said.

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