Ilhan Omar's phone seized, relatives subpoenaed in immigration probe
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Neutral summary
Federal authorities seized Rep. Ilhan Omar's phone and issued subpoenas to her relatives as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into her immigration paperwork. The raid on Omar's Washington, D.C., home took place early Monday, weeks before the midterm elections. According to The Associated Press, the subpoenas were issued as part of a federal grand jury probe of alleged fraud involving Omar's immigration documents. Investigators are examining questions about Omar's birth date and information submitted by her late father. In 2019, members of her staff requested a correction of the year in public biographies from 1981 to 1982. Agents are also exploring the possibility of stripping Omar of her citizenship, though legal and immigration experts say denaturalization is a rare and difficult process. Democrats and members of Minnesota's Somali community called the actions politically motivated. Omar denies wrongdoing and accuses the Trump administration of using federal agencies to target her. One ICE official, as reported by The Intercept, called the timing of the raid "politically motivated."
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Outlets: 13. Countries: 7. Facts in the shared core: 2.
Publication timeline
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Fox News (outlet profile)
Democrats have ‘dirty hands’ over complaints about Omar raid weeks before election, ex-prosecutor says. Former federal prosecutors say the Justice Department's 60-day rule that Democrats cite in the Ilhan Omar home…
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The Hill (outlet profile)
Trump's authoritarian raid on Ilhan Omar is an attack on the rule of law. The party that once so loudly complained about Democratic “lawfare” is now passively mute as Trump misuses Homeland Security resources in an atte…
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Newsweek (outlet profile)
What’s the Hatch Act? Legal Complaint Filed Over Ilhan Omar House Search. Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar's home was searched earlier this week by investigators.
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Time (outlet profile)
Can Trump Strip Ilhan Omar of Her Citizenship? Here's How the Process Works. Legal and immigration experts tell TIME that denaturalizing a U.S. citizen is a rare and difficult process
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CBS News (outlet profile)
Ilhan Omar's relatives subpoenaed as part of immigration probe. The subpoenas were issued on Friday, just days before Omar's home in Washington, D.C., was searched early Monday morning by investigators from ICE's invest…
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Clarín (outlet profile)
El teléfono de la representante federal de EEUU Ilhan Omar fue incautado en pesquisa penal. Agentes federales incautaron el teléfono de una congresista de Minnesota y emitieron citaciones en una pesquisa migratoria. El…
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Blic (outlet profile)
TRAMPOVA ADMINISTRACIJA ISTRAŽUJE PRVU MUSLIMANKU U KONGRESU SAD! Poznato zašto je pretresen dom Ilhan Omar. Istraga koju administracija Donalda Trampa vodi protiv demokratske kongresmenke Ilhan Omar usmerena je na njen…
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La Patilla (outlet profile)
El teléfono de la congresista demócrata Ilhan Omar fue incautado en pesquisa penal.   Las autoridades federales que investigan a la representante de Minnesota Ilhan Omar incautaron su teléfono y han emitido más de…
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Fox News (outlet profile)
Federal agents seize phone of Rep. Ilhan Omar in raid tied to immigration fraud probe. Federal agents raided Ilhan Omar's D.C. home and seized her cell phone as part of a criminal fraud investigation into her immig…
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New York Post (outlet profile)
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s phone seized by feds during DHS raid tied to potential immigration fraud. Investigators issued more than a dozen subpoenas to Omar's family members over questions about her immigration paperwork.
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Revista Oeste (outlet profile)
EUA investigam deputada democrata por suspeita de fraude. A deputada americana Ilhan Omar, do Partido Democrata, voltou ao centro de uma investigação federal nos Estados Unidos (EUA) sobre seu histórico migratório. Segu…
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Al Jazeera (outlet profile)
Trump administration seeks to strip Ilhan Omar of US citizenship: WSJ. Investigators have subpoenaed relatives and examined immigration records, the newspaper reports.
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Newsweek (outlet profile)
Ilhan Omar’s Phone Seized, Trump Admin Targeting Her Citizenship: Reports. The developments come amid renewed scrutiny of Omar’s immigration history and questions over her financial disclosures.
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Africanews (outlet profile)
Somali-born US lawmaker Ilhan Omar under investigation over immigration history. Somali-born Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar is under investigation over potential crimes related to her family’s immigration paperwork…
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New York Post (outlet profile)
Ilhan Omar’s cellphone, passport among items taken in home raid as feds try to build case to deport her. The "Squad" member is the target of separate federal investigations, The Post confirmed Wednesday.
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The Hill (outlet profile)
Greene labels Trump administration's Omar investigation 'bulls---'. Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) went after the Trump administration on Wednesday over the investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), who…
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The Hill (outlet profile)
Omar's phone seized, relatives subpoenaed: AP source. Federal authorities seized Rep. Ilhan Omar's (D-Minn.) phone and issued subpoenas to some of her relatives as part of an ongoing criminal investigation. The subpoena…
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New York Post (outlet profile)
Everything we know about Ilhan Omar’s family amid high-profile DHS investigation. A federal raid on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s Washington, DC pad has placed the controversial Democrat and her relatively unknown family in the spo…
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The Intercept (outlet profile)
Inside ICE, Officials Question String of Trump Admin “Midterm Panic Moves”. One ICE official said the timing of the raid on Ilhan Omar’s home was “politically motivated.” The post Inside ICE, Officials Question String o…
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Fox News (outlet profile)
Somalis in Minnesota unleash fury on Trump after feds raid Ilhan Omar's DC home. Minneapolis Somali community members say they feel personally attacked after federal agents raided Rep. Ilhan Omar's D.C. home in a c…
Factual core
- Federal agents have searched Ilhan Omar's home.
- Omar's home in Washington, D.C., was searched early Monday morning by investigators from ICE's investigative unit.
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