Omar said that around six in the morning, when she and her husband were still asleep after her trip, from which she returned in the early hours, federal agents began knocking on the door of her home. By that time, she had managed to sleep for about two and a half hours.
According to her, she was shown the search warrant only after she asked to see it herself. Then investigators from HSI, part of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, demanded that she sign a document waiving some of the rights and protections she has as a member of the House of Representatives, but she refused.
The congresswoman claims that during the search, 17 items were taken from the house, including old phones, a Somali phrasebook, a camera, and her husband's notebooks. According to her, the search lasted about five hours, and the agents generally behaved properly and carefully returned the items to their places, including clothing.
Omar links the investigation to Donald Trump, who as far back as 2019 called for her to be expelled from the country. American media reported that the review intensified three weeks before the congressional elections, although the U.S. Department of Justice usually tries to avoid such public actions against a candidate within 60 days before voting.
It was previously reported that investigators suspect Omar or her relatives may have lied about her age when immigrating to the United States in the 1990s. According to this version, she automatically received citizenship at 17 through her father's naturalization, while HSI believes that by then she may already have been 18.
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