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Justice Department fights to keep Ilhan Omar raid warrant sealed before a judge Trump once branded a 'Radical Left Lunatic'

Ilhan Omar, who is facing a Trump administration probe into her conduct, appeared alongside streamer Hasan Piker at a sold-out Minneapolis event eight days before the midterm elections.
Ilhan Omar, who is facing a Trump administration probe into her conduct, appeared alongside streamer Hasan Piker at a sold-out Minneapolis event eight days before the midterm elections.

The Justice Department has filed a 47-page redacted document opposing news outlets' bid to unseal the search warrant used to raid Rep. Ilhan Omar's Washington DC home on 12 October, warning the affidavit is "chock full of privacy interests." Prosecutors told the court the warrant remains only partially executed and extends to "other individuals," with Attorney General Todd Blanche having personally signed off on it. The case now sits before Chief Judge James Boasberg — the Obama-appointed DC District Court chief whom Trump branded a 'Radical Left Lunatic' after Boasberg blocked Venezuelan deportation flights in 2025.

Around 40 Democrats refused to sign a letter led by Rep. Pramila Jayapal demanding the probe stop, including former Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

The DOJ told the court it expects the warrant to be "fully executed in short order," signalling further searches of named individuals are imminent.

A former immigration judge warned Omar could face criminal charges and denaturalization — two separate proceedings — if fraud in her citizenship paperwork is proven.

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