Rep. Mike Collins (R-GA) suggested adopting the tactics of infamous Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet in dealing with an illegal immigrant charged with assaulting police officers.

Collins was responding to a post on X from fellow Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-NY), who posted an image of one of six illegal immigrants who were released on bail after allegedly assaulting two New York City Police Department officers along with the suggestion that they should be handed over to Mexican drug cartels. In the photo, the man is giving two middle fingers to the camera.