Rep. Ilhan Omar Says Federal Agents Raided Her DC Home, Plans to Move

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., said in an MS NOW interview that Homeland Security Investigations agents raided her Washington, D.C., home early on Oct. 12, taking 17 items in a search she said lasted four to five hours and involved up to 25 agents. She said she heard pounding on the doors around 3 a.m., and agents presented a warrant. She said she declined their request to sign a waiver of her congressional constitutional protections. The items taken included her phone, her youngest daughter's first phone and her husband's notebooks. The federal investigation concerns allegations that Omar or her father lied about her birth year on immigration paperwork. Omar said she will move, citing her public address and death threats.

Alternative / independent outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing; left-leaning and right-leaning outlets had. Left coverage (HuffPost) leads with Omar's account, including her view that the raid was designed to intimidate her. Right coverage splits: Just the News reports the move, the investigation and the raid details, while Fox News carries a Jonathan Turley column faulting Chris Hayes's interview and calling the allegations unproven.