Democrat New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is asking the Department of Justice (DOJ) to clarify whether it is actually under investigation because it could hamper the Trump administration’s immigration agenda.
Ocasio-Cortez wrote letter On Thursday, Attorney General Pam Bondi asked if the DOJ had launched an investigation into her because her office had held a webinar meeting aimed at helping illegal foreigners avoid deportation. Tom Homan of “Border Czar” has repeatedly proposed that the “Know Your Rights” virtual meeting violated federal law and contributed to efforts to hamper the Trump administration’s immigration policy, and he also requested that the Associate Attorney General ask for a review of the Ocasio-Cortez webinar.
“I write to clearly request whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) succumbed to political pressure and attempts The speech weaponizes the agency against elected officials whom it opposes. Over the past two weeks,Border Emperor Tom Homan has competed in multiple forums that threatened political prosecution against me. I have distributed my members and the American people to inform their constitutional and legal rights,” the letter states. “On February 13, 2025, Mr. Homan announced that he had asked the Associate Attorney General to open an investigation and that I was ‘in trouble right now.’ It’s been 14 days since Mr. Homan first threatened to weaponize your agency, but I haven’t heard of any introductions from the federal government yet. Homan’s actions deprive him of his constitutional rights and require further transparency. ” (Related: Tom Homan says the AOC proves that she is the stupidest MP as she opposes ice every day)
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Homan says he wants to know during Fox News whether she can classify her actions as “thwarting our law enforcement efforts.” exterior Early February. “If that’s the case, what are we going to do about it? Is she crossing the line? So I worked with the Department of Justice to find out,” Homan said.
Ocasio-Cortez district It includes parts of the Bronx and Queens in New York City.Sanctuary City“It means not fully cooperating with federal immigration enforcement personnel. Women in Congress. Website It reminds members who may be targeted in immigrant raids that they do not need to open the door for federal immigration officials, that they do not need to talk to immigration enforcement, and they can ask them to leave, among other things.
Ocasio-Cortez argues the webinar is a First Amendment protected speech and that HOMAN investigates or prosecutes the investigation, creating a “textbook threat to the US right to free speech.” She asked Bondi to respond to her letter first. It has been reported Axios, by March 5th.
President Donald Trump has routinely promised to carry out the largest deportation operation in American history after the Biden administration has significantly slowed immigration enforcement and allowed millions of illegal immigrants to enter the country for more than four years. Beyond Ocasio-Cortez, a group of left-wing activists have worked to disrupt and castrate immigrant raids in major cities Los Angeles.
Some Democrats have accused the Trump administration of deportation agenda as cruel and inhumane; Three recent polls Show that many Americans support deportation rather than not.
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