Open Letter From Indivisible SF To Our Representatives: ISF Opposes Police-State Political Intimidation Against Congresswoman Ilhan Omar
We sent the following letter to the these government officials to protest the clear political intimidation against Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN): Senator Schiff, Senator Padilla, Represenative Pelosi, Representative Mullin, Representative Candidate Wiener, Representative Chan, and Mayor Lurie.
As our elected representative, we ask that you forcefully reject and oppose Monday's act of political intimidation and election-interference against Rep. Omar by the Trump/Vance administration.
In the pre-dawn hours of Monday October 12, multiple armed agents of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) blocked off her residential street, demanded entry to Rep. Omar's home, conducted a search, and seized 'evidence' supposedly related to unsubstantiated immigration offenses. Since the alleged 'crimes' occurred many years ago, there was obviously no immediate emergency or imminent threat to public safety that would justify a night time raid on a woman's home to obtain 'evidence' that could have been requested by a normal subpoena process during daytime business hours.
This action on the part of the Trump/Vance administration is blatant political intimidation and an obvious effort to sway the outcome of the upcoming midterm elections. As such, it is in direct violation of the long-standing '60-day' rule prohibiting non-emergency actions against candidates in the 60 days preceding an election. And also of Section 9-85.500 of the Justice Department Manual: "Actions that May Have an Impact on an Election." Section 9-85.500 states:
"Federal prosecutors and agents may never select the timing of any action, including investigative steps, criminal charges, or statements, for the purpose of affecting any election, or for the purpose of giving an advantage or disadvantage to any candidate or political party."
Representative Omar responded clearly and forcefully:
“This raid by Trump’s DHS is an outrageous abuse of power and an unprecedented escalation in the weaponization of federal law enforcement to target political enemies.” Rep Omar. 10/12/26
The Congressional Black Caucus declared on the same day:
“The raid carried out this morning at the home of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar by the Trump Administration is a sham designed to cast suspicion on the Congresswoman and manufacture an appearance of wrongdoing on the eve of the midterm elections, without any apparent legal basis.”
We of Indivisible SF strongly condemn this police-state, election-interference action and we ask that our elected representatives take immediate, vigorous action against it.
We ask you, as our elected representative, to send an open letter to the Department of Homeland Security condemning this unprecedented act of political intimidation and use of police-power to influence an election, demanding cessation of such actions, and an immediate investigation of the circumstances and legality of it. Make no mistake, silence in the face of election interference is complicity in it. Please send us a copy of your letter so that we might share it with our 5,000+ members.
Thank you on behalf of Indivisible SF.
Indivisible SF Steering Committee.
For more information:
Homeland Security Agents Search Home of Rep. Ilhan Omar, NY Times 10/12/26
Ilhan Omar says she will not be silenced after federal agents raid her home, Guardian, 10/12/26
Rep. Ilhan Omar Statement on DHS Raid, 10/12/26
Department of Justice Rule: 9-85.500 Actions that May Have an Impact on an Election