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American politician (born 1982)
Ilhan Abdullahi Omar is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for Minnesota's 5th congressional district since 2019. The district includes all of Minneapolis and some of its first-ring suburbs. From 2017 to 2019, Omar served in the Minnesota House of Representatives, representing part of Minneapolis. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
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Omar’s legal team says the search violated safeguards designed to protect constitutional rights of members of Congress.
The sprawling criminal probe is seeking in part to prove Omar allegedly married her brother in 2009 to try to help him get a green card.
Rep. Ilhan Omar is fighting back after the Trump administration searched her home, accusing federal investigators of political retaliation and demanding the return of seized property as questions mount over the legality of the pre-election probe.