Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is doubling down on her efforts to help migrants in the country illegally to evade capture and deportation.<\/p>\n
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In an interview with NPR, the Bronx Democrat told host Steve Inskeep that she was going to continue providing guidance to illegal immigrants despite being threatened with potential federal charges by border czar Tom Homan.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou had a recent dispute, if that\u2019s the right word, with Tom Homan, the president\u2019s homeland security czar, so-called.<\/p>\n
You held an online forum, a Know Your Rights forum, that he didn\u2019t like. What were you doing? What was your goal as you saw it?\u201d Inskeep asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy job is to educate and act as a liaison of critical information to my constituents, and I was informing all of my constituents of their constitutional protections and, in particular, their \u2014 their constitutional protections against illegal search and seizure in the United States,\u201d Ocasio-Cortez \u2014 who also took an oath to support the laws of the country \u2014 said.<\/p>\n
\u201cHoman was upset, I suppose, because he felt that you were giving advice to people who were here illegally,\u201d Inskeep responded. \u201cWere you?\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI was giving advice to all of my constituents, yeah,\u201d AOC said before Inskeep noted that Homan had requested a legal opinion from the Department of Justice regarding her actions.<\/p>\n
Have you heard from the Department of Justice?\u201d he asked.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have not, and I intend on reaching out to the Department of Justice to inquire,\u201d the Democratic \u2018Squad\u2019 member said. \u201cI think it\u2019s important to know where this administration stands and if they intend on using political intimidation to silence their critics.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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