Lawyers for US Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota wrote to federal prosecutors on Friday evening questioning the legality of his home search operation earlier this week and demanding the immediate return of all seized items. According to people familiar with the matter, after a federal judge issued a search warrant, agents from the US Homeland Security Investigation Service searched Omar's home in Washington early Monday morning. The survey focused at least in part on how Omar obtained citizenship after moving to the US from Somalia decades ago. The media reported this week that the Trump administration's investigation against Omar was aimed at gathering evidence, stripping her of her US citizenship, and ultimately expelling her; the seized items included her mobile phone, laptop, personal computer, and passport. The lawyer's letter, seen by the media, stated, “There is no reasonable basis for alleging that she has committed an offense in matters relating to her citizenship.” The letter stated that the search was “unreasonable and unlawful,” and requested copies of all audio and video records from the search site.

Lawyers for US Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota wrote to federal prosecutors on Friday evening questioning the legality of his home search operation earlier this week and demanding the immediate return of all seized items. According to people familiar with the matter, after a federal judge issued a search warrant, agents from the US Homeland Security Investigation Service searched Omar's home in Washington early Monday morning. The survey focused at least in part on how Omar obtained citizenship after moving to the US from Somalia decades ago. The media reported this week that the Trump administration's investigation against Omar was aimed at gathering evidence, stripping her of her US citizenship, and ultimately expelling her; the seized items included her mobile phone, laptop, personal computer, and passport. The lawyer's letter, seen by the media, stated, “There is no reasonable basis for alleging that she has committed an offense in matters relating to her citizenship.” The letter stated that the search was “unreasonable and unlawful,” and requested copies of all audio and video records from the search site.