AOC accuses Target of allowing stores to be used as ‘staging sites’ for ICE

Published October 9, 2026 11:30am ET | Updated October 9, 2026 11:37am ET



Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) accused Target of letting Immigration and Customs Enforcement use the retail giant’s stores as “staging sites” for immigration operations.

The congresswoman made the statement late Thursday, hours after an ICE officer shot a suspected illegal immigrant from the Dominican Republic in the Bronx, according to authorities. The man survived the shooting, but it renewed Democrats’ calls for abolishing ICE. Ocasio-Cortez was no different.

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