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HSI raids Rep. Ilhan Omar's home in immigration probe weeks before midterms

Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington, D.C., home early Monday morning. The Justice Department confirmed the action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation, though it did not specify the exact charges. Omar’s office and Democratic leaders condemned the raid as a weaponization of federal power against a political opponent, while the administration maintains it is a standard enforcement action regarding immigration paperwork.

via CBS News|

#homeland-security-investigations #ilhan-omar #immigration-fraud

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Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home in immigration probe

Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant at the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar on Monday morning. The Justice Department confirmed the action is part of an ongoing criminal investigation but did not specify the nature of the probe. The search occurs 22 days before the midterm elections, raising concerns about political timing. Trump administration officials have previously accused Omar of immigration fraud related to her family's history, while Omar has denied these claims.

via NBC News|

#donald-trump #homeland-security-investigations #ilhan-omar

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Federal agents search Rep. Ilhan Omar's home in immigration fraud probe

Homeland Security Investigations executed a search warrant at the Washington, D.C., home of Rep. Ilhan Omar on Monday morning. The Department of Justice confirmed the action as part of an ongoing criminal investigation into immigration paperwork filed by Omar's father when she was a child. The raid occurred less than a month before the November midterm elections, intensifying accusations that the administration is using legal tools for political retribution against a prominent Democratic critic.

via CNBC|

#donald-trump #homeland-security-investigations #ilhan-omar

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HSI Executes Search Warrant at Rep. Omar's Home in Immigration Fraud Probe

Federal agents from Homeland Security Investigations executed a search warrant at the Washington, D.C., home of Representative Ilhan Omar on Monday morning. The Department of Justice confirmed the action was part of an ongoing criminal investigation into immigration paperwork filed by Omar's father when she was a child. The raid occurred less than a month before the midterm elections, intensifying accusations that the administration is using legal tools for political retribution.

via The Guardian|

#homeland-security-investigations #ilhan-omar #immigration-fraud

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Federal Agents Raid Rep. Ilhan Omar's Home in Immigration Fraud Probe

Federal agents executed a search warrant at the Washington, D.C. home of Rep. Ilhan Omar on Monday morning as part of a criminal investigation into her immigration paperwork. The Department of Justice confirmed the action, while Omar stated she had not been notified by the Department of Homeland Security. The probe, which began in September, centers on allegations regarding documents filled out by her late father when she was a child.

via AP News|

#congress #doj-investigation #hsi-raid

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HSI Executes Search Warrant at Rep. Ilhan Omar's DC Home in Immigration Fraud Probe

Homeland Security Investigations executed a judicially authorized search warrant at the Washington, D.C. home of Rep. Ilhan Omar on Monday morning. The raid is part of a federal criminal fraud investigation into the Minnesota Democrat's immigration paperwork, which was completed by her late father when she was a child. While the Department of Justice confirmed the action, Omar stated she had not been notified of the probe by the Department of Homeland Security. The incident follows weeks of public scrutiny after White House border czar Tom Homan confirmed the investigation in September.

via Fox News|

#congress #homeland-security-investigations #ilhan-omar

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DOJ Files Largest Batch of Citizenship Revocation Cases in Modern History

The U.S. Department of Justice has initiated denaturalization proceedings against 40 foreign-born citizens, alleging they concealed criminal histories or committed fraud to obtain citizenship. Filed between August 21 and October 2, 2026, these cases represent the largest single-period filing under the current administration. The charges involve individuals from countries including Colombia, Mexico, and Pakistan, with offenses ranging from money laundering and espionage to sexual abuse of minors.

via NBC News|

#denaturalization #immigration-fraud #justice-department

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Jawahar's Marriage Bid and Political Lobbying Fail to Mitigate 11-Year Ponzi Sentence

Siddharth Jawahar was sentenced to 11 years in federal prison for a $35 million Ponzi scheme that defrauded 64 investors, including NFL star Travis Kelce. Court records reveal Jawahar attempted to marry a U.S. citizen to avoid deportation and paid a political consultant to influence his sentencing judge. Despite these efforts, Judge Zachary Bluestone ordered $31.35 million in restitution and rejected leniency requests.

via NBC News|

#crime-and-justice #immigration-fraud #ponzi-scheme

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DHS Confirms Criminal Probe into Ilhan Omar's Immigration History

White House border czar Tom Homan confirmed on September 13, 2026, that the Department of Homeland Security is conducting an ongoing criminal investigation into Rep. Ilhan Omar regarding alleged immigration and marriage fraud. While Homan declined to provide specific details, DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin previously asserted that Omar married her brother to facilitate his entry into the U.S. Omar has consistently denied these claims, calling them 'bigoted lies.'

via Fox News|

#dhs-investigation #ilhan-omar #immigration-fraud

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US launches record denaturalisation push to strip 25 naturalised citizens

The Justice Department filed 25 complaints seeking to revoke the U.S. citizenship of naturalised Americans in what it says is the largest coordinated denaturalisation effort in U.S. history, including Narinder Singh who allegedly used fraudulent identities to obtain citizenship in 2008. The cases accuse fraud, concealment of criminal histories, and false statements during naturalisation, potentially stripping citizenship and triggering deportation if courts rule in the government's favor. The filings span 17 countries and bring the total denaturalisation actions to 123, with the DOJ stressing that citizenship must be earned honestly and that more actions could follow.

via Firstpost|

#denaturalisation #department-of-justice #immigration-fraud

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India-born CEO at center of US denaturalisation probe over H-1B visa fraud

The US Department of Justice has initiated denaturalisation proceedings against 17 naturalised Americans, including Neeraj Sharma, a New Jersey-based India-born CEO, who is accused of signing 11 fraudulent H-1B visa petitions and lying under oath to obtain citizenship in 2017; the campaign targets fraud in naturalisation and other offenses, with other individuals facing denaturalisation for violent or serious crimes.

via Hindustan Times|

#denaturalisation #immigration-fraud #neeraj-sharma

immigration4 months ago•3 min saved

Trump admin launches record denaturalization drive targeting 17 naturalized Americans

The Justice Department is initiating its largest denaturalization effort to date, seeking to revoke the citizenship of 17 naturalized Americans accused of immigration fraud or other crimes, with cases ranging from fraud to child-sex offenses; denaturalized individuals would lose citizenship protections and return to permanent-resident status, though they can challenge the filings in court.

via CBS News|

#citizenship #denaturalization #immigration

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Cuban Pilot Sentenced to Seven Months in Immigration Fraud Case Linked to Castro Indictment

A Cuban pilot, Luis Raúl González-Pardo Rodríguez, was sentenced to seven months in prison for immigration fraud after lying about his Cuban military background to obtain permanent residency in the U.S.; he’s expected to serve about 10 more days. The sentence is separate from but connected to a broader indictment of Raúl Castro over the 1996 downing of two U.S. civilian planes, which also involves co-defendant Lorenzo Alberto Pérez Pérez. González-Pardo Rodríguez, who arrived in the U.S. in 2023 under humanitarian parole, had pleaded guilty to the immigration charges in February. The judge noted the cases are independent but hinted at possible transfer to the Southern District of Florida for the ongoing Castro-related prosecutions.

via NBC News|

#1996-plane-shoot-down #brothers-to-the-rescue #cuba

immigration5 months ago•2 min saved

DOJ moves to strip citizenship from 12 naturalized Americans

The Department of Justice has filed denaturalization actions against 12 foreign-born Americans, alleging crimes that qualify for revoking citizenship, as part of a broader effort to crack down on fraud in the naturalization process; cases are in courts nationwide and denaturalization can lead to loss of citizenship and possible deportation.

via ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos|

#citizenship #denaturalization #doj

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US widens denaturalization drive targeting naturalized citizens linked to fraud, crime, or terrorism

The Justice Department announced a major expansion of its denaturalization campaign, filing federal cases against roughly a dozen naturalized Americans accused of fraud, serious crimes, or ties to terrorism, marking a rare, intensified use of a process to revoke citizenship. The targets include individuals from several countries and cases involving false applications, sham marriages, and alleged terrorist links; the effort was previewed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche as a deterrent against citizenship fraud, though it raises concerns about affecting lawful naturalized citizens as the government pursues those who illegally obtained citizenship.

via CBS News|

#denaturalization #immigration-fraud #justice-department