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Uwa Ede-Osifo

Ilhan Omar says US agents seized 17 items in raid designed to ‘freak’ her out

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Ilhan Omar speaks at a campaign rally for Peggy Flanagan in Minneapolis in July. Omar said agents pounded on her door at 6am. Photograph: Tim Evans/Reuters

The Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar denied allegations of immigration fraud in a Wednesday appearance on MS Now, her first interview since federal agents raided her residence last week.

Those in Donald Trump’s orbit – cabinet officials and rightwing influencers alike – have promoted baseless theories about the Democratic congresswoman, accusing Omar of being in a sham marriage with her brother and fudging details of her immigration paperwork.

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