AOC tells Trump border czar ‘come for me’ over her support for illegal immigrants at fiery town hall

Published May 3, 2025 4:19pm ET



Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) held a town hall in her New York congressional district where she pushed back on the Trump administration‘s crackdown on illegal immigration, challenging the administration’s border czar to “come for me.”

Ocasio-Cortez’s fiery town hall in Queens included her response to Trump border czar Tom Homan’s warning to people attempting to help illegal immigrants avoid deportation. Homan had suggested that actions, such as the “Squad” Democrat’s “Know Your Rights” webinar earlier this year, may be illegal and could lead to referral to the Justice Department.

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