Rep. Ilhan Omar’s residence searched as part of ongoing criminal investigation: DOJ

Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C.-area residence was searched early Monday morning, a Department of Justice spokesperson said, as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. 

Sources tell ABC News that the investigation relates to Omar’s immigration paperwork. 

"Today in the Washington, D.C. area, Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice," a DOJ spokesperson said. "This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation."

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