Jayapal and fellow signatories call the search of Omar's home unacceptable
Pramila JayapalU.S. representative and co-leader of the joint congressional letter
The letter calls the search of Omar's home 22 days before an election an unprecedented and unacceptable weaponization of law enforcement, and demands that officials refrain from actions that could affect the election.
“This weaponization of law enforcement to harass a sitting Member of Congress 22 days before an election is unprecedented and unacceptable.”
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Federal agents search Ilhan Omar's home weeks before the election; Democrats allege political targeting
Homeland Security Investigations agents searched Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington home on October 12, 2026, under a warrant the Justice Department says a judge authorized. Omar and House Democratic leaders call the search political intimidation timed before the midterm election. Trump says the matter is up to the Justice Department.
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The signatories condemn the search and allege political targeting. Their account does not establish motive as a judicial finding.
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The letter, addressed to Attorney General Todd Blanche and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, expresses opposition to the search of Omar's home and says agents executed the search warrant around dawn on October 12.
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The letter says DOJ has long followed a policy against taking investigative steps involving a candidate this close to an election, and says the officials' actions are driven by a predetermined political outcome.
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The case's reference point is the federal search of Omar's home. The letter calls the search an unprecedented and unacceptable weaponization of law enforcement, which condemns it.
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