How Ilhan Omar reacted to the investigation conducted at her home

How Ilhan Omar reacted to the investigation conducted at her home

Ilhan Omar, a member of the Democratic Party representing Minnesota, described the investigation carried out by federal officials at her home in Washington, D.C. as "an attempt to target a political enemy and weaponize federal law enforcement agencies." This Somali-American congresswoman is a strong critic of President Donald Trump and has previously faced allegations.

"I am fine. Do not doubt this: it is an attempt to target a political enemy, using federal law enforcement agencies as a weapon. For ten years, Trump has been targeting me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is the latest step in his ongoing political intimidation campaign. I will not be silenced," Ilhan wrote on her X account.

Her office also released a statement regarding the investigation.

"The attack launched by Trump's DHS is a gross abuse of power and an unprecedented escalation aimed at weaponizing federal law enforcement agencies to target political enemies. For ten years, Donald Trump has relentlessly targeted Ilhan Omar in Congress using incendiary rhetoric, consistently attacking her. Now, those attacks have escalated to meaningless federal assaults. Ilhan has done nothing wrong. No president has the power to use the federal government to intimidate their political enemies," the statement said.

On the other hand, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who is a friend and political ally of Ilhan, posted a brief message on her X account in support of Ilhan.

"For years, the Trump administration has been waging a smear campaign against Congresswoman Omar. This morning, the administration sent federal officials to enter her home. We cannot and will not accept this unprecedented abuse of power. I stand with Ilhan," she wrote in her post.

A spokesperson for the Department of Justice told TIME magazine: "Today, in the Washington, D.C. area, the Department of Homeland Security executed a court order to search a location, which was obtained by the Department of Justice. This law enforcement operation is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation." No further details were provided.

The U.S. Congress is currently not in regular session, and it is unclear whether Ilhan Omar was at home during the time the investigation was being conducted.

The investigation comes nearly a month after Tom Homan, the head of border protection, confirmed the federal criminal investigation involving Ilhan Omar.

"If someone commits an immigration violation, if someone commits marriage fraud or something similar, regardless of whether they are a member of Congress or not, no one is above the law. So, I will leave that. I will allow HSI (Department of Homeland Security) to continue the investigation," Homan said in an interview with Fox News.

DOJ (Department of Justice) rarely takes major actions against candidates running for office in the 60 days leading up to elections. The midterm elections are expected to take place within three weeks.