The Democratic congresswoman accused the president of weaponizing federal law enforcement against his political opponents
US federal agents have raided the home of Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, whom President Donald Trump has repeatedly accused of immigration fraud.
Omar, a Somali-born naturalized US citizen, is a vocal critic of Trump’s policies and a supporter of Palestinian rights. Agents were filmed searching her home in Washington, DC, on Monday morning.
Without naming Omar, the Justice Department (DOJ) confirmed that investigators from the Department of Homeland Security had executed a court-authorized search warrant as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. A senior White House official told the Washington Post that Omar’s residence was searched as part of a probe into possible immigration fraud.
“I’m ok. Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement,” Omar wrote on X after the raid. She accused Trump of using “baseless lies and smear campaigns” as a means of “political intimidation.”
🚨 UPDATE: After over 5 HOURS, DHS has JUST NOW completed their raid at Ilhan Omar's DC house SEVERAL vans and SUVs were loaded up with boxes upon boxes from inside the home 🔥 NO WORD on where Omar is. But it's about team we see her in cuffs! https://t.co/SuCoKnW7L6
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) October 12, 2026
Asked about the search later that day, Trump described Omar as “totally crooked” but denied responsibility for the raid. “I think she’s a terrible person. But that’s really up to the DOJ. I have nothing to do with it,” he said. Trump also argued that Omar had arrived in the US from “a non-country.”
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