Omar's lawyers demand return of items seized in search of her home

Attorneys for Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat, have asked the Justice Department to return property federal agents removed from her Washington, D.C., home. In a letter reported by the Associated Press on Friday, they called the search "neither justified nor lawful." The Guardian reports the lawyers also asked that any recordings of the search be preserved. Al Jazeera reports the legal team says the search violated safeguards meant to protect the constitutional rights of members of Congress.

The search happened early Monday. CBS News says investigators from ICE's investigative unit carried it out. It came a few weeks before the November midterms, in which Omar is running for re-election.

The search is part of a criminal inquiry into possible fraud in Omar's immigration paperwork. The Guardian and The Hill, both citing an AP report that relies on an anonymous source, say authorities seized Omar's phone. They also say a grand jury in Minnesota issued more than a dozen subpoenas, including some to relatives. NBC News and CBS News say the subpoenas were issued on Friday, before the search. NBC puts the number at about a dozen.

The New York Times reports that investigators seized a phone belonging to Omar's sister before the search. It says the inquiry advanced after investigators reviewed family text messages from that phone. Only the Times reports this.

Fox News reports that Omar's staff asked for a change to her birth year in official biographies, and that the discrepancy is under scrutiny. No other outlet in these reports mentions it. PBS NewsHour says the scope of the investigation is unclear. It notes that Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin has suggested authorities are looking at possible crimes tied to her family's immigration paperwork.