Immigration agents search Congresswoman Ilhan Omar's home

US immigration agents searched the home of Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar on Monday morning as part of a "criminal investigation".Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents "executed a judicially authorized search warrant" for the home in the Washington, DC, area, a US justice department spokesperson told the BBC. The search "is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation," the spokesperson said, but no further details were given.Omar was born in Somalia and came to the US aged eight fleeing war. First elected to Congress in 2018, she is running for reelection next month, and is an outspoken critic of President Donald Trump.The US Congress is currently out of session and it is unclear if Omar was at the home. The BBC has contacted Omar for comment.A BBC crew saw several agents at the home, some carrying boxes to a van. News of the search was first reported by Fox News, which has said the representative is being investigated over immigration paperwork filed by her late father when Omar was a child.The nature of the criminal investigation remains unclear, but it is not the first time her immigration records have been scrutinised by Republicans. Earlier this year, fellow Congresswoman Nancy Mace of South Carolina unsuccessfully filed a subpoena of her records.Last month, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin told a conservative podcaster "something is going to happen", making allegations of marital fraud against Omar. Separately, the White House border tsar Tom Homan told Fox News Omar was being investigated for unspecified immigration violations.