Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez defended Democratic lawmakers after the Department of Homeland Security indicated possible arrests for their participation in a protest against ICE in Newark. Ocasio-Cortez criticized DHS officials, claiming they are breaking the law while accusing them of intimidating Congress members. Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman, Rob Menendez, and LaMonica McIver asserted their right to conduct oversight at DHS facilities, arguing that their actions were lawful. The situation escalated with the arrest of Newark's mayor, highlighting concerns over abuse of power under the Trump administration.
"If anyone's breaking the law in this situation, it's not members of Congress, it's the Department of Homeland Security... It’s people like Tom Homan and Secretary Kristi Noem."
"There is no version of today that does not show the blatant abuses of power of the Trump administration."
"Members of Congress have a legal right to conduct oversight at any DHS facility without prior notice... ICE officials tried to intimidate them."
"DHS is using public intimidation because they cannot come for us all and there'd be a problem should my colleagues actually end up in cuffs."
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