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Democrat, in first interview since pre-dawn raid, denies immigration fraud and says ‘I have a legal right to be a member of Congress’The Minnesota congresswoman Ilhan Omar denied allegations of immigration fraud in a Wednesday appearance on MS Now, her first interview since <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/12/federal-agents-ilhan-omar-home-raid" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">federal agents raided her residence</a> 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. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/oct/21/ilhan-omar-congresswoman-raid-trump" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer ugc" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a>

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