Jayapal, Raskin, Thompson, Garcia, Clarke, Casar Lead Members in Denouncing Raid on Omar’s Home
(WASHINGTON) - U.S. Representatives Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration, Integrity, Security and Enforcement, Jamie Raskin (MD-08), Ranking Member of the Judiciary Committee, Robert Garcia (CA-42), Ranking Member of the Oversight Committee, Bennie G. Thompson (MS-02), Ranking Member of the Homeland Security Committee, Yvette Clarke (NY-09), Chair of the Congressional Black Caucus, and Greg Casar (TX-35), Chair of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, are leading 175 Members of Congress in denouncing the politically motivated Department of Homeland Security (DHS) raid on Representative Ilhan Omar’s (MN-05) home in Washington, D.C.
“This weaponization of law enforcement to harass a sitting Member of Congress 22 days before an election is unprecedented and unacceptable,” wrote the Members. “We stand with Congresswoman Omar and condemn the weaponization of law enforcement against her. You have already disgraced the offices you hold, and we demand you to refrain from taking any further actions that could affect the outcome of the upcoming election.”
The probe into Congresswoman Omar reportedly concerns her late father’s filing of immigration paperwork after she fled Somalia’s civil war at age eight. She has been a U.S. citizen since she was 17. Trump officials have continuously and baselessly asserted criminal activity by Omar, and this is not the first instance of retribution by Trump’s administration, which has made a habit of targeting perceived political enemies.
“Your actions are clearly driven by a pre-determined political outcome rather than an objective pursuit of justice,” continued the Members. “Political attacks should play no role in federal law enforcement, but they have here.”
The full text of the letter to DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin and Attorney General Todd Blanche can be read here.
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