The Trump administration pushed for an unusually aggressive search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s house in recent days in an immigration fraud probe that targets the congresswoman, possible false statements made on government documents, and a potential conspiracy, according to multiple people familiar with the investigation.

Prosecutors, however, first had to contend with a federal magistrate judge, in a prolonged back-and-forth that hasn’t previously been reported. Judge Matthew Sharbaugh of the DC District Court ultimately limited how the Justice Department could access Omar’s documents in Monday’s search, before he would approve the warrant, because of her role as a member of Congress and the Constitutional protections that affords, multiple people familiar with the investigation told CNN.

The investigators’ inquiries that prompted the search include whether Omar or her now-deceased father lied about her age when she obtained citizenship in 2000, claiming she was a minor when she was of adult age.

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[–] 26 points 3 weeks ago

I get it now! These are Republicans so they're going to argue 12 is an adult, it will serve their "needs" in other areas as well. Oh hey look, side affect, Trump didn't rape anyone he was with "adults!"

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  • [–] 23 points 3 weeks ago (6 children)

    Surely there's a statute of limitations on this. You can't let somebody be a citizen for 26 years then strip them of it. Even if they did lie.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    Both R's and D's have passed a host of laws allowing things like deporting naturalized citizens, because Israel to a large degree. This is a problem the democrats helped make.

    The UK did it first I would add. Allowing them to strip citizenship and deport them to places they've never been, without even citizenship in that country. I think they passed theirs in the wake of their subway bombings.

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  • [–] 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    You got examples of some of these laws?

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago

    Oh jeez, they've been mentioned in the news regularly with the administration here trying to deport palestinian activists and such, and prior. None of the articles that I recall were written specifically of the immigration law changes, and search engines purposefully don't return what you ask for now, but let me see.

    https://theintercept.com/2019/02/23/denaturalization-operation-janus-citizenship-trump/

    https://theintercept.com/2021/08/25/atlas-citizenship-denaturalization-homeland-security/

    I think these should have some of the information in them, the search engines are garbage or I could do better, too bad searx doesn't work well for me I am still using startpage like an asshole.

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  • [–] 13 points 3 weeks ago

    There is a grand jury involved now, and like a half dozen subpoenas according to Omar's family in the Guardian.

    https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/ilhan-omar

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  • [–] 6 points 3 weeks ago

    They’ll do it anyway.

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    [–] 19 points 3 weeks ago

    Judge Matthew Sharbaugh of the DC District Court ultimately limited how the Justice Department could access Omar’s documents

    But not to "not at all" in spite of it being a fishing expedition based on already disproved disinformation, so FUCK that fascist collaborator 🖕🏼🤬🖕🏼

    Omar has publicly called the search of her home a political attack prompted by the hatred that Trump and Republicans have for her.

    “This is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement,” Omar said in a post on social media on Monday. “For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation.”

    She's spot on as usual. Her consistently telling the truth with no concessions to their lies is EXACTLY why they hate and persecute her.

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  • [–] 9 points 3 weeks ago

    She immigrated when she was a child. If her father really messed up some paperwork, why should she face the consequences at this point? They only care about the law when it supreme apply to them.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 weeks ago

    Wow, can that box be any more try hard?

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  • [–] 28 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

    No comments for over a year and suddenly you post a bunch of un-credited non-sense? Is this someone's alt? Are you a troll account?

    The mystery behind NoSuchAgency is killing me.

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  • [–] 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 child)

    Sleeper troll bots are being woken up. About time really, always good for a laugh to see just how bad/blatant they can be.

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  • [–] 5 points 3 weeks ago

    Yeah, I believe they'll deport her honestly

    Wouldn't put it past them, but hope they're stopped from committing that miscarriage of justice.

    She lied about how she obtained citizenship. Also lied about her age, and in 2019 she actually changed her birth year to match her lie.

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