US Rep. Ilhan Omar criticizes raid on home as attempt to ‘target political enemies,’ ‘weaponize’ law enforcement

Muhammed Yasin Güngör

12 October 2026•Update: 12 October 2026

Democratic US Rep. Ilhan Omar criticized a federal search at her home Monday, describing the operation as an effort by the Trump administration to intimidate political opponents.

“Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement,” Omar wrote on US social media company X, confirming her safety while adding: “I will not be silenced.”

The Minnesota representative – the first Somali American in the US Congress – argued that the raid marks the latest escalation in a decade-long pattern of harassment, saying Trump has targeted her with “baseless

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