Democratic Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York argued against the political rhetoric on immigration from the Trump administration in an alarmist speech in Congress.
The congresswoman accused the administration of betraying the campaign promise to focus on deporting illegal aliens with criminal records in the speech Tuesday. She also claimed that Immigration and Customs Enforcement targeted 6-year-olds in her district.
"President Trump ran on a promise to the American people that ICE would go after the worst of the worst. ... What we have seen is that ICE is not overwhelmingly going after criminals," Ocasio-Cortez said.
"In fact, over 70% of people currently detained in detention facilities do not have a criminal record," she added. "So, who are they going after? They are going after 6-year-olds in my district. They are going after students and permanent residents for their political views. They are going after Americans born and raised in the United States. And time and time again Trump has floated taking away citizenship from U.S. citizens based on their ethnicity."
