Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez came to the defense of lawmakers this week by warning Trump administration officials they could soon be having "a problem" with her.

Ocasio-Cortez took to Instagram after the Department of Homeland Security suggested they may pursue arrests of three Democratic lawmakers who partook in a protest outside of an ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey. Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Rob Menendez (D-NJ) and LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) all attended the protest.

  • AidsKitty@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    The mother who was deported took the child with her by choice. It is horrible that the child is sick but the claim of citizens are being kidnapped is misinformation. If citizens are being deported I have not seen an example of that but if you see an example please let me know.

      • AidsKitty@lemmy.world
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        8 days ago

        I read about it in a news article. I think it was an interview with the head of ICE on Meet the Press.

        • andros_rex@lemmy.world
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          8 days ago

          Oh wow, so you have no source other than “maybe the head of ICE said it.”

          I’m sure the mother wanted her child with stage 4 cancer to not have medicine or access to his doctor, that makes so much sense.

            • andros_rex@lemmy.world
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              8 days ago

              Few medical specialists can effectively monitor these kinds of cases; the girl’s U.S. doctors are among those with the necessary expertise. The girl needs scans and checkups every three months, her doctors told the Texas Civil Rights Project.

              The surgery that saved the girl’s life last year left her with some lasting side effects. The swelling on her brain is still not fully gone, her mother said in March, causing difficulties with speech and mobility of the right side of her body.

              Before the family was removed from the U.S., the girl was routinely checking in with doctors monitoring her recovery, attending rehabilitation therapy sessions and taking medication to prevent convulsions.

              Did you even read the article you shared?

              • AidsKitty@lemmy.world
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                8 days ago

                No you claimed they were deporting American citizens. That was your claim and that claim is untrue.

                • andros_rex@lemmy.world
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                  8 days ago

                  Hey broseph - looks like we are struggling with some reading comprehension here - care to look at the title of the article you just shared? I’ll add italics for emphasis to help you find the key words.

                  Deported family of U.S. citizen girl recovering from rare brain tumor is determined to return

                  Hey, let’s take a look at the second paragraph too:

                  She’s one of four U.S. citizen children who were sent to Mexico from Texas three months ago when immigration authorities deported their undocumented parents.

                  So it appears that either you are illiterate, or lying, based on the source that you shared.

                  • AidsKitty@lemmy.world
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                    8 days ago

                    The internet is so overrated. Yes the children were sent with the parents, AT THE PARENTS REQUEST, back to the parents home country. AT THE PARENTS REQUEST. If you read the whole article the parents were presented with 3 choices: 1. Leave the children with a relative 2. Leave the children who would go “into the system” 3. Take them with you. Bruh.

          • AidsKitty@lemmy.world
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            8 days ago

            Yes, there was an interview on Meet The Press where the head of ICE was pressed on this exact issue. Maybe you should go watch it.