Homeland Security Agents Raid Rep. Ilhan Omar's DC Home Weeks Before Midterms; Citizenship Case Reported
Photo: The Guardian USHomeland Security agents raided the Washington, D.C., home of Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar on a Monday about three weeks before the November midterms, in which she is seeking re-election. The Trump administration reportedly opened the investigation to build a case to strip Omar of her U.S. citizenship and ultimately deport her. Omar, the first Somali American in Congress, fled war in Somalia as a child and became a naturalized citizen at 17. President Donald Trump has said he objects to her because she is unpatriotic and disrespectful to Israel. He has also called her "garbage," suggested without evidence that she married her brother, and said she should be thrown out of the country.
Right-leaning outlets had not reported this story at the time of writing, while left-leaning and alternative/independent outlets had. The Guardian US, in an opinion column, focuses on Trump's years of attacks on Omar and calls the effort to remove her citizenship an abuse of power. The Intercept places the raid within a broader campaign against Somalis, citing military strikes in Somalia, arrests and deportations, and a killing Trump ordered according to adviser Sebastian Gorka.
How the sides differ Left sources emphasize Trump's long-running personal attacks on Omar; alternative sources place her case within a wider campaign against Somalis; right sources have not covered it.
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The Guardian US, in an opinion column, centers Trump's long record of insults toward Omar and describes the effort to strip her citizenship as an abuse of power.
The Intercept presents the raid as part of a wider administration campaign against Somalis, citing military strikes, deportations and statements from counterterrorism adviser Sebastian Gorka.
Not covering this story. None of the right-leaning outlets Crosswire tracks has reported it yet. What one side leaves out can be as telling as what the others report.