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Somali-born Ilhan Omar responds to home search: 'We're not going to be scared'
Somali-born Muslim US Rep. Ilhan Omar responded in a video message to the search of her Washington home in a probe partly tied to immigration paperwork, saying she will not be scared and will keep campaigning.
Democratic US Rep. Ilhan Omar, who was born in Somalia and is one of the first Muslim women elected to Congress, responded to the search of her Washington home with a video message to supporters, saying President Donald Trump's administration is trying to intimidate her before the midterm elections.
"We know that they're running scared. We're not going to be intimidated. We're not going to be silenced. We're not going to be scared," Omar said, thanking those who sent messages of solidarity and donations. She said she would keep campaigning to "hold this administration accountable," warning that the coming period will be "very expensive and challenging."
Probe into immigration paperwork
Homeland Security Investigations agents searched Omar's Washington home on Oct. 12 under a court warrant obtained by the Justice Department as part of a criminal investigation. Sources told US media the probe relates partly to suspected immigration fraud, and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin spoke in September of an investigation into her family's immigration paperwork. She has not been charged.
The Justice Department rejected claims by Omar's lawyers that the search was unlawful, after they demanded the return of seized property and called the probe political. Relatives including her sister have been subpoenaed before a grand jury in Minnesota.
On the day of the search, Omar called it an "attempt to target political enemies" and said: "I will not be silenced." Trump said it had "nothing to do with me."
From refugee to Congress
Omar came to the US after obtaining asylum and became a citizen in 2000 at age 17. She represents Minneapolis in the House and is seeking reelection in the Nov. 3 midterms.
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