Category: immigration enforcement
Ocasio-Cortez gets crushed online for her comments about ICE — from outraged liberals
Democratic socialist Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (N.Y.) is facing a wave of backlash for her comments on Immigration and Customs Enforcement — because they were not extremist enough.
Ocasio-Cortez has infamously advocated for abolishing ICE, but many of her critics now claim that she is easing her extreme positions in order to seek higher office.
‘You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face. That is what this administration is doing, that’s what the Republican party did.’
“My position has always been clear that ICE funding should be cut. We’re seeing what they’re doing with this reckless explosion in funding,” said Ocasio-Cortez to a reporter asking about ICE funding.
“And mind you, just so everybody knows, I want everybody to understand the cuts to your health care are what’s paying for this. All that extra money that everybody’s paying right now in their premiums, all that extra money that you’re paying, it is paid for with — it is all that extra money that the government and [Affordable Care Act] subsidies that was given to nearly a trillion dollars in health care was taken out and given to ICE,” she added.
“So understand how these dots connect,” Ocasio-Cortez concluded. “You get screwed over to pay a bunch of thugs in the street that are shooting mothers in the face. That is what this administration’s doing. That’s what the Republican Party did.”
While many on the right might be offended by her histrionic description of ICE, some on the left were also offended that she was not far-left enough.
“Giving less funding to fascist state agents who abduct people and shoot people in the face doesn’t change their mandate, function and the impunity given to them. You didn’t run on less funding,” responded former Al Jazeera reporter Sana Saeed.
“Don’t trust any politician that doesn’t call for the outright abolition of ICE. ‘Cutting funding’ is bulls**t. ICE is a militarized police force terrorizing American cities and streets. It needs to be completely defunded,” replied social justice activist Anthony Zenkus.
“She’s still selling ‘Abolish ICE’ hats in her store reflective of her former position, a journalist should ask her why she changed her mind,” wrote liberal comedian Kate Willett.
“Abolish ice. Nothing else is acceptable!!” responded another user.
“Abolish ICE is the moderate position. You f**king suck,” said another detractor.
“We recently tested ~ a dozen public statements from a diverse set of Democratic elected officials on the murder of Renee Good and this was the top testing one,” joked one detractor.
A Blaze News request for comment from the congresswoman’s office was not immediately answered.
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DHS: Portland Suspects Who ‘Weaponized’ Vehicle Against CBP Agent Are Venezuelan Gang Affiliates
Two suspects shot for “weaponizing” their vehicle against a Portland-based Border Patrol agent are affiliates of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, according to the Department of Homeland Security. The revelation came late Thursday after news emerged of a shooting involving U.S. immigration officials in Portland, Oregon. Initial reporting indicated that two individuals were shot […]
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Trump administration orders more foreign-born Americans to be stripped of citizenship over fraud: NYT
The Trump administration is taking aim at some naturalized Americans who committed fraud, according to a New York Times report.
The report says new guidance was sent to the field offices of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Tuesday ordering them to “supply Office of Immigration Litigation with 100-200 denaturalization cases per month.” The report says that in the last eight years, only about 120 such cases have been filed.
‘I don’t think we’re anywhere close to denaturalizing too many people.’
Legally, naturalized immigrants can have their citizenship taken away if they commit fraud, though the report suggests that the Trump administration could clamp down on other cases that include applicants making mistakes on their paperwork.
“It’s no secret that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ war on fraud includes prioritizing those who’ve unlawfully obtained U.S. citizenship — especially under the previous administration,” said USCIS spokesperson Matthew Tragesser, according to the Times.
“We will pursue denaturalization proceedings for those individuals lying or misrepresenting themselves during the naturalization process,” he added. “We look forward to continuing to work with the Department of Justice to restore integrity to America’s immigration system.”
Amanda Baran, a former USCIS senior official in the Biden administration, criticized the order.
“The Supreme Court has repeatedly stated that citizenship and naturalization are too precious and fundamental to our democracy for the government to take it away on their whim,” she said. “Instead of wasting resources digging through Americans’ files, USCIS should do its job of processing applications, as Congress mandated.”
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Others who support further restrictions on immigration say the order isn’t enough.
“I don’t think we’re anywhere close to denaturalizing too many people,” said Mark Krikorian of the Center for Immigration Studies.
About 800,000 people are naturalized every year, according to the report. Those who have their citizenship stripped usually become permanent legal residents.
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Border Patrol operations start in Charlotte
The Trump administration has expanded its immigration crackdown to Charlotte, N.C., by sending border patrol agents to the Democratic-led city to ramp up enforcement measures. Agents have been spotted patrolling the streets in green uniforms and have staked out a local Walmart, according to recent online videos and news reports. The plans have been internally…
