Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., re-emerged Tuesday night for the first time following a raid on her Washington, D.C., residence by posting a campaign video to her official social media channels asking supporters for more money. "Hi everyone, Ilhan here," Omar said in a selfie video showing her riding in the back seat of a vehicle and wearing a blue campaign shirt. "I just wanted to say thank you so much for the support, to everyone who sent a note of support, for everyone who sent $5, $10, $20." Omar's home in Washington, D.C., was raided by Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) last Monday in connection to an investigation into potential immigration fraud.
Authorities are probing whether Omar or her father lied on paperwork that helped her gain citizenship. Border czar Tom Homan has said that if the allegations are proven, Omar could be denaturalized. She closed her video by pleading for more cash.
"Please continue to support us. It's going to be a very expensive and challenging time. So we appreciate whether you're able to send $5, $10, $20.
Thank you." ILHAN OMAR'S TURBULENT WEEK EXPLAINED: THE DUELING PROBES THAT THREW THE SOMALI-BORN PROGRESSIVE INTO CHAOS The video showed a partial image of the outside of the window, and while trees and buildings whizzed by, it was not immediately clear from where the congresswoman was shooting the clip. Omar did not directly address the investigation or the raid, but attacked President Donald Trump. She said that the money she received in the fallout from the search "goes a long way as we fight Trump and his administration for trying to intimidate me and so many people right before the midterm elections." "We know that they're running scared," she said of Trump and Republicans heading into a consequential midterm election.
"We're not going to be intimidated. We're not going to be silenced. We're not going to be scared." Omar has not been seen publicly since before the raid on her home, which was first reported by Fox News Digital last week.
Her husband, Tim Mynett, has been seen outside the residence walking their dog. Additionally, Fox News Digital has spotted a campaign aide bringing in food and both of her daughters arriving at the home two days apart. TRUMP RALLY CROWD CHANTS 'DEPORT' AS PRESIDENT RIPS ILHAN OMAR AFTER FEDERAL RAID The congresswoman's sister, Sahra Noor, is in the U.S. on a book tour and spoke with federal investigators last week in the wake of the raid, three sources confirmed to Fox News Digital.
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