Rep. Ilhan Omar to move family after federal raid on Washington, D.C. home

Democratic U.S. Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota announced plans to relocate her family from their Washington, D.C.-area home following a federal raid and subsequent death threats, Newsweek reported. Omar described the early morning raid on October 12, when Homeland Security Investigations agents arrived around 6 a.m. and searched the house for four to five hours, taking 17 personal items including phones and notebooks.

Omar recounted the chaotic scene during an interview with MS NOW's Chris Hayes, saying the agents' arrival was intended to intimidate and that the search was intrusive, although the agents behaved decently, according to The Wrap. She explained that the publicly available address and ongoing threats make it unsafe for her family to remain in the home, especially with her children visiting.

The raid is part of an investigation into whether false statements were made about Omar's age by her father when she obtained U.S. citizenship in 2000, as reported by The Wrap. Omar, who emigrated from Somalia, called the investigation politically motivated and an attempt to intimidate her as a political opponent.

Omar expressed confidence in her innocence and criticized the timing of the raid, noting the warrant allowed searches from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. but agents arrived at the earliest hour. She also mentioned that Fox News was tipped off to the raid before it occurred.

The congresswoman stated she will not be silenced and believes the public can see the investigation for what it is. She is preparing to move her family to a safer location in the Washington, D.C. area due to the threats and security concerns.