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Mamdani: citizenship 'should not be weaponized' against Omar

Agents from Homeland Security Investigations, the investigative arm of ICE, carried out the search of the congresswoman's Washington home, according to a Justice Department statement; the fight is only getting louder.

On air: Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock on Late Night BBN
Published 10:16 PM ET, Monday, October 12, 2026

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First reported by The Hill: “Mamdani: citizenship ‘should not be weaponized’ against Omar”.
Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 10:16 PM ET on Late Night BBN, by Kenji Moonfield and Vera Bullock.
Topics: Ilhan Omar, Mamdani.
BBN covered this story before: Omar search: neighbors and Capitol Hill react tonight (October 12).

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The HillMamdani: citizenship ‘should not be weaponized’ against Omar

What BBN said about it

Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentNew York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday that Representative Ilhan Omar's citizenship "should not be weaponized" against her, after federal agents searched her Washington home.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe search was carried out by Homeland Security Investigations, the investigative arm of ICE, and a Justice Department statement is where the details come from.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThe Hill reports the mayor's comments tonight.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentSo a mayor in New York is weighing in on a house search in Washington about a congresswoman from Minnesota.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentThe whole country is in this one.
Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorEverybody has a take before anybody has the facts. I'd love one quiet news night.
Kenji Moonfield · Internet & Trends CorrespondentQuiet?

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