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At a glance
The search of Ilhan Omar's home is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation, according to BBC and Al Jazeera reports.
What the briefing reports
US federal agents have searched the home of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar as part of a criminal investigation. According to reports, the search was carried out by agents from Homeland Security Investigations, and the Justice Department has confirmed the search took place.
Ilhan Omar represents a district in the state of Minnesota and is a naturalized US citizen, having been born in Somalia and later becoming a citizen after moving to the US at the age of eight. The search of her home is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation.
Ilhan Omar was first elected to Congress in 2018, and is an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump. US authorities searched the Democratic congresswoman’s home as part of a criminal investigation.
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