Ken Dilanian of MS Now probably didn’t think he’d inadvertently make the case for mass deportation at the progressive news channel, but that is what happened Wednesday.

Dilanian and others were discussing the targeted raid on Monday of the Washington, D.C., residence of Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) by Homeland Security Investigations.

‘You would find a lot of cases, perhaps, where people fudged facts, where things weren’t all as they were represented.’

“There’s obviously a pattern here, and it would be crazy not to address the pattern and fit her into the context. But again, we have not seen the underlying evidence,” host Katy Tur said.

“Why her D.C. home? If it is about immigration and fraud on paperwork, why the D.C. home?” she asked.

Dilanian responded that they could only speculate on the evidence in the case at this point in the investigation before he offered a curious defense.

“I think the larger issue is, we all know that if you scrutinize every refugee case, everybody who came here as a refugee and then became naturalized, and you went through that with a fine-tooth comb, you would find a lot of cases, perhaps, where people fudged facts, where things weren’t all as they were represented,” he said.

Video of Dilanian’s comments were posted to social media, where many noted that fudging facts on an asylum application is grounds for deportation.

He went on to muse about the possibility that the Trump administration was weaponizing the government against Omar because she’s an outspoken opponent of his policies.

“The question here is, the federal government has a limited amount of resources. Where are they directing those investigative resources? Are they doing it in a fair way or a vindictive way?” he added.

“That’s, I think, what’s really at the heart of the case: Is this on the level, or are they doing this because it’s an outspoken critic of the president who’s been targeted by right-wing conspiracy theories for more than a decade?” Dilanian concluded.

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The progressive congresswoman responded to the raid in a post on social media.

“Make no mistake: this is an attempt to target political enemies and weaponize federal law enforcement. For ten years, Trump has targeted me with baseless lies and smear campaigns. This is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation,” Omar wrote.

“I will not be silenced,” she concluded.

Omar is also being investigated over her financial disclosures, according to District of Columbia U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro.

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A new California law requiring federal immigration agents to wear identification during their operations was permanently slapped down by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Critics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations say masked and unidentifiable agents pose a risk to illegal alien targets as well as the greater public.

‘No set of circumstances exist under which the Act would be valid.’

On Wednesday, the three-judge panel of the appeals court said the state could not restrict federal operations without congressional approval.

“We conclude … the No Vigilantes Act attempts to directly regulate the United States in its performance of governmental functions,” Judge Mark J. Bennett wrote. “No set of circumstances exist under which the Act would be valid.”

The ruling said the law violated the Supremacy Clause of the U.S. Constitution. The U.S. Department of Justice had sued to stop the identification law as well as another restriction barring federal agents from using masks during operations.

In April, the same court struck down a similar restriction issued by California.

“If a state law directly regulates the governmental conduct of the United States without congressional authorization, it is void irrespective of whether the regulated activities are essential to federal functions or operations, and irrespective of the degree to which the state law interferes with such functions or operations,” Bennett wrote at the time.

More than a dozen other states have similar laws intended to oppose federal immigration operations.

A request for comment from the governor’s office was not returned in time for publication.

First Assistant United States Attorney for the Central District of California Bill Essayli has responded with ridicule to other efforts by Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) to restrict ICE operations.

“If you want to regulate federal agents, you have to win a federal election,” Essayli responded to Newsom over new restrictions at the end of September.

“Until then, you have no jurisdiction,” Essayli added. “Accordingly, I have advised DHS to disregard your bill attempting to ban safe and effective less-lethal tools that agents need to escalate dangerous situations.”

RELATED: DOJ hilariously MOCKS Newsom after he signs bills to restrict ICE operations in California

Newsom has tried to position himself as the foremost opponent to the president’s policy in an apparent campaign to increase his name recognition and run for president.

In the most recent polling, the governor falls far behind Kamala Harris in the race for the Democratic nomination, with support from only 15% of voters, compared to 30% for Harris.

Newsom has also indicated that he would not run for president if Harris decided to run again after losing to President Donald Trump in 2024.

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