Ilhan Omar’s lawyers demand the return of property seized in house raid

Lawyers for Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota have asked federal prosecutors to return property seized during a search of her Washington home on October 12. In a letter, Amy Jeffress and Joshua Matz accused the Justice Department of pursuing a politically motivated investigation into Omar’s immigration history and said the search was neither justified nor lawful. Agents seized her phone and passport as part of an investigation into alleged immigration fraud; her lawyers also say investigators disregarded a magistrate judge’s instructions and have asked authorities to preserve audio and video recordings of the search.