{"id":2682708,"date":"2026-10-13T10:48:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-13T14:48:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-ilhan-omar-raid-gets-even-better-when-people-notice-they-hit-her-on-indigenous-peoples-day\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T10:51:17","modified_gmt":"2026-10-13T14:51:17","slug":"the-ilhan-omar-raid-gets-even-better-when-people-notice-they-hit-her-on-indigenous-peoples-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-ilhan-omar-raid-gets-even-better-when-people-notice-they-hit-her-on-indigenous-peoples-day\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ilhan Omar Raid Gets Even Better When People Notice They Hit Her On &#8216;Indigenous People&#8217;s Day&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fthe-ilhan-omar-raid-gets-even-better-when-people-notice-they-hit-her-on-indigenous-peoples-day%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2682708&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>This article discusses the FBI raid on Congresswoman Ilhan Omar\u2019s Washington, D.C. home, which occurred on Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day-formerly known as Columbus Day. Omar is not Indigenous and has spoken about the holiday\u2019s significance as a reminder to address historical harm caused to Native peoples.Critics highlight the irony of the timing, noting that Omar, who emigrated from Somalia and received U.S. citizenship through her father,may have committed immigration fraud related to her age at the time of citizenship. Evidence suggests her date of birth was revised in official records,possibly implicating her in legal violations. The raid was conducted as part of an ongoing federal examination with probable cause, according to officials, though <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-vows-response-to-deadly-iran-backed-drone-strike-on-u-s-outpost-details-remain-uncertain\/\" title=\"Biden Vows Response To Deadly Iran-Backed Drone Strike On U.S. Outpost; Details Remain Uncertain\">details remain uncertain<\/a>. Social media users commented on the situation, emphasizing the symbolic clash between the holiday\u2019s meaning and the timing of the raid. The event has sparked discussions about justice, privilege, and the unusual coincidence of the operation\u2019s nickname, \u201cWorld War Eleven.\u201d  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_2)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>If there was any great irony to the raid on Minnesota Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar\u2019s home in Washington, D.C., on Monday, it\u2019s the day it was conducted on: Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day.<\/p>\n<p>Or, as normal people call it, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/white-house-celebrates-columbus-day-reference-classic-sopranos-moment\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Columbus Day<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>But Omar isn\u2019t one of those people, and she calls the woke version of the holiday \u201ca reminder of the work we must do to begin repairing the harm and trauma our country continues to cause Native and Indigenous people.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Indigenous Peoples\u2019 Day is a reminder of the work we must do to begin repairing the harm and trauma our country continues to cause Native and Indigenous people.<\/p>\n<p>As a start we must:<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ilhan Omar (@IlhanMN) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IlhanMN\/status\/1315648537032560641?\">October 12, 2020<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Omar is neither native nor indigenous, mind you. Having come from war-torn Somalia in 1995, the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/10\/12\/us-news\/why-did-feds-raid-ilhan-omars-dc-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> reported she received citizenship through her father in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>However, the method through which she received it \u2014 transmission of American citizenship through a parent who had been awarded it \u2014 would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/report-facts-behind-ilhan-omar-raid-much-worse-possibly-imagine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">only apply if she were a minor<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In 2019, a Minnesota content creator noticed that her birthday was listed in the Minnesota Legislative Reference Library as being in 1981, meaning she would have been ineligible, having been either 18 or 19 when she received citizenship.<\/p>\n<p>Her birthday was then quietly revised to 1982 in the database.<\/p>\n<p>While immigration fraud crimes only have a statute of limitations of 10 years, if she continued to use it on paperwork \u2014 loans, passport applications, and other official documents \u2014 that statute for fraud resets.<\/p>\n<p>Sources have indicated that this is why her home was raided \u2014 and while Omar is brushing this off as a vendetta by President Donald Trump\u2019s administration, former assistant U.S. Attorney Jonathan Fahey said this was serious stuff.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe big picture here is a federal judge in Washington, D.C., signed off on a search warrant. That means there\u2019s probable cause that a federal crime was committed, and there would be evidence of that crime in the area to be searched, which in this case was Representative Omar\u2019s home,\u201d he told the Post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA federal judge saw something that said, we believe there\u2019s evidence of a crime that will be found in that house, and presumably it would be something that\u2019s not just a crime beyond the statute of limitations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Now, that\u2019s about the nature of the raid itself, which the Department of Justice <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/police-likely-amassed-compelling-evidence-end-long-investigation-ilhan-omar-even-raid-source\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> was \u201cpart of an ongoing federal investigation\u201d and came after \u201ccompelling evidence\u201d had been found.<\/p>\n<p>Where this goes from here is a matter of speculation.<\/p>\n<p>However, the irony. The irony!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Is it just me, or is there a delicious irony in finally beginning to hold jihadist Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to account for her immigration fraud on \u201cIndigenous People\u2019s Day\u201d?<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cynical Publius (@CynicalPublius) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CynicalPublius\/status\/2109714265380974868?\">October 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The popular X user Cynical Publius wasn\u2019t the only one who noticed it, either.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Happy indigenous Day Illhan!!! As you requested Ilhan Omar has repeatedly stated she is not above the law and urged critics to investigate her, most notably saying, \u201cPlease, investigate all you want.\u201d She made these remarks in April and again in mid-September<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Annie F. (@PamelaSpeaksNow) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/PamelaSpeaksNow\/status\/2109706111221694845?\">October 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">@DrunkRepub They did this on indigenous peoples day no less.<\/p>\n<p>https:\/\/t.co\/fcVBtfN5Dj https:\/\/t.co\/UeWp7isn46<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mark (@rhapsodyboard1) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/rhapsodyboard1\/status\/2109691430214205533?\">October 12, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Oh, and the feds seemed to notice there was some irony involved in this. The nickname of the operation, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonpost.com\/nation\/2026\/10\/12\/federal-agents-search-rep-ilhan-omars-dc-home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Washington Post<\/a>? \u201cWorld War Eleven.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Rep. Ilhan Omar: \u201cThe last time the Alien Enemies Act was invoked\u2026 during World War ELEVEN.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She must have gotten her education in the Quality Learing Center. https:\/\/t.co\/to3h0R2PTV<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 I Meme Therefore I Am \ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8 (@ImMeme0) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ImMeme0\/status\/2048831859560178167?\">April 27, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/ilhan-omar-called-elon-musk-one-dumbest-people-earth-refers-wwii-world-war-eleven\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ouch<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Well, talk about a blue Indigenous People\u2019s Day. But let it be a reminder of the work Omar must do to begin repairing the harm and trauma she\u2019s caused.<\/p>\n<p>Regardless of whether you think Americans can legitimately claim U.S. territory \u2014 and we 100 percent can, mind you \u2014 it\u2019s manifestly clear that someone who came here in 1995 is not indigenous.<\/p>\n<p>So doesn\u2019t it make sense that she should be forced out? After all, that\u2019s the left\u2019s dream for everyone else who\u2019s not indigenous \u2014 right?<\/p>\n<p>Do better, Ilhan! 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