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Feds seized Rep. Ilhan Omar’s phone, subpoenaed family members in immigration status probe
Federal agents conducted a pre-dawn search Monday at the Washington home of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) as part of an ongoing immigration probe, a DOJ spokesperson confirmed to Axios. Why it matters: Searching Omar's home marks a substantial escalation of the Trump administration's fight with the outs
What the coverage shows
Across the coverage, outlets agree that federal agents searched Omar’s Washington home and that the case is being framed as an immigration or broader criminal investigation. Fox News, Reason, and Axios emphasize immigration fraud or immigration probes, while NPR highlights DOJ approval of the warrant and CBS News is alone in reporting that sources say the paperwork at issue dates back to her childhood. Several outlets, including NBC News, The Guardian, CNBC, BBC News, and The Independent, foreground Omar’s claim that the search was political intimidation and her vow not to be silenced.
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