AOC, dozens of House Dems cite 'racial reckoning' to oppose targeting gang members for deportation
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Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., led a group of her House Democratic colleagues in a letter to federal immigration officials demanding an overhaul of immigration policies and objecting to gang members in the country illegally being targeted for deportation.
The lawmakers claim an interim enforcement memo issued by ICE "does not adequately protect the liberty interests of asylum seekers" and presumes an illegal migrant — including those convicted of aggravated felonies —to be a "border security and enforcement and removal priority." "This blanket presumption will effectively mean detaining an untold number of people who have fled persecution," the lawmakers wrote.More Related News