Photos show New Delhi turning into a fortress as protests sweep the country

NEW DELHI (AP) — It is past midnight in New Delhi, and the Indian capital is a fortress.

Rows of orange buses that authorities prepared to carry away protesters are parked along main roads, while camouflaged soldiers linger beside yellow barricades.

The city seems under watch as protests have swept the country.

Barricades block every arterial road leading to Jantar Mantar, the designated protest site. Police on Monday announced the site, a decades-long hub for protests, can no longer be used for rallies and that three other sites would replace it.

Protests led by the “Cockroach” youth movement are pushing for a nationwide campaign against a contentious revision to the voter list that has fueled anger at Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu nationalist government and election authorities.

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This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors.

A man walks past security officers near a barricade in the heart of New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

Riders drive past buses, used to carry protestors, in the heart of New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

Policemen stand guard by a barricade in the heart of New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

Yellow buses, used to carry protestors, line a road in the heart of New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

Roadblocks pin a google map in the area leading to Jantar Mantar in the heart of New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

A dog stands near a bus, used to carry protestors, in the heart of New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

Soldiers stand guard by a barricade in the heart of New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

Barricades stand on Kartavya Path, the ceremonial boulevard in the heart of New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

An autorickshaw drives past a bus used to carry protestors, in the heart of New Delhi, India, Monday, Oct. 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Yirmiyan Arthur)

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal agents searched Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home on Monday as part of a criminal investigation, according to two people familiar with the matter.

The search was conducted by Homeland Security Investigations agents, said the people, who were not authorized to publicly discuss an ongoing investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity. More details about the investigation and its focus were not immediately clear, though Vice President JD Vance last May signaled that the Trump administration would investigate Omar for immigration fraud allegations, which she has denied.

An email seeking comment was sent Monday to a representative for Omar.

The Justice Department said in a statement Monday that HSI agents executed a judicially authorized search warrant secured by the department in the Washington, D.C., area but provided no other details.

“This enforcement action is part of an ongoing federal criminal investigation,” the department said.

A message left with the Department of Homeland Security, of which Homeland Security Investigations is part, was not immediately returned.

Omar, 44, represents Minnesota’s 5th District, including Minneapolis. She was first elected to the House in 2018 and has been known as a member of what's called The Squad of female lawmakers known for their progressive views and pointed opposition to the Republican president.

Republicans have raised questions about Omar's past since before she was even elected, including asserting that she had married her brother and committed immigration fraud. Omar has broadly denied the allegations as “disgusting lies.”

“It certainly seems like something fishy is there, but everybody's entitled to equal justice under the laws,” Vance told reporters in May. “So we're going to investigate it. We're going to take a look at it. If we think there's a crime, we're going to prosecute that crime.”

Associated Press writers Eric Tucker in Washington, Kathy McCormack in Concord, N.H., Mike Catalini in Morrisville, Pa., contributed.

FILE - Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a news conference on Jan. 28, 2026, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Adam Gray, File)

FILE - Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., listens during a Congressional spotlight hearing on Capitol Hill, Sept. 22, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., takes questions during a news conference at the Capitol in Washington, Jan. 13, 2026. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)