A criminal investigation into the lawmaker’s immigration process advanced after federal investigators reviewed family text messages from a seized phone.
After years of investigation, the Justice Department appears to be intensifying a criminal inquiry into the immigration history of Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, and her family.
The search takes place within the 60-day window of the midterm elections, when the Justice Department has historically avoided such investigative steps related to political candidates.
Becca Good, partner of Renee Good, at a news conference on Thursday announcing the filing of federal civil rights lawsuits after Renee Good was shot and killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent Jonathan Ross.