Rep. Ilhan Omars home searched by federal agents in ongoing criminal probe

Federal agents searched Rep.Ilhan Omar’s home in Washington, D.C., Monday morning, according to two people familiar with the investigation.

Homeland Security Investigations, part of the Department of Homeland Security that conducts criminal investigations, “executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the Department of Justice,” a DOJ spokesperson said in a statement.“This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation.”The statement did not specify that the warrant was related to Omar and did not provide further information about the nature of the investigation.A spokesperson for Omar, D-Minn., did not immediately respond to NBC News’ request for comment on the search, which was first reported by Fox News.

Omar immigrated to the U.S.from Somalia as a child.

She fled Somalia’s civil war with her family when she was eight years old and stayed in a Kenyan refugee camp for four years before moving to the U.S., her website details.Last month, border czar Tom Homan told Fox News that the Department of Homeland Security is investigating the congresswoman.

“If someone committed immigration violation, if someone committed marriage fraud or anything like that, regardless if they’re a congressman or not, no one’s above the law,” Homan said at the time.“So, I’ll leave it at that.

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