Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has sent a letter to Attorney General Pam Bondi inquiring whether she is under investigation for advising constituents on how to respond to visits and requests from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers.
In the letter, sent Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez sought “clarity” on whether the Department of Justice (DOJ) has “yielded to political pressure and attempts to weaponize the agency against elected officials whose speech they disagree with.”
🚨BREAKING: AOC sends a letter to AG Pam Bondi asking if she is under investigation for giving advice to criminal aliens on how to evade ICE. pic.twitter.com/N9yhXUsnaX
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) February 28, 2025
The inquiry follows a webinar hosted by Ocasio-Cortez’s office in February, titled “Know Your Rights with ICE.”
The event, aimed at informing undocumented immigrants on how to handle encounters with immigration officials, was held on her Facebook page.
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While Ocasio-Cortez did not personally attend, members of her office led the presentation and characterized ICE enforcement actions as “political tactics.”
Migrants were advised not to open their doors to ICE agents unless a warrant was presented.
The webinar, along with Ocasio-Cortez’s social media posts criticizing ICE and President Donald Trump’s executive orders on immigration, caught the attention of border czar Tom Homan, who requested that the DOJ investigate whether her actions constituted illegal interference with immigration enforcement.
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“I’ve asked DOJ, where is that line of impediment, where is that line of interference?” Homan said.
Border Czar Tom Homan: "I've done this since 1984. I've forgot more about immigration law than @AOC will ever know." pic.twitter.com/mo4OiaFrFO
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Ocasio-Cortez responded in her letter by referencing recent remarks made by Vice President JD Vance: “We may disagree with your views, but we will fight to defend your right to offer it in the public square.”
She also cited the First Amendment, calling Homan’s efforts to have her investigated a “textbook threat” to free speech.
“Educating the public about their rights, especially in a time of rising uncertainty, is a key part of our responsibility as elected officials,” Ocasio-Cortez stated.
“A government that uses threats of DOJ investigations to suppress free speech is a threat to all, regardless of political ideology.”
Meanwhile, the DOJ is scrutinizing statements made by other Democrats.
Interim U.S. Attorney for Washington, D.C., Ed Martin has initiated inquiries into comments from Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA), as part of a broader effort to address threats against public officials.
Martin’s inquiry into Garcia stems from a statement the congressman made during a CNN interview following the first subcommittee hearing on Trump adviser Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.
Garcia remarked, “What the American public wants is for us to bring actual weapons to this bar fight. This is an actual fight for democracy.”
In a letter to Garcia, Martin noted that the comment “sounds to some like a threat to Mr. Musk … and government staff who work for him. Their concerns have led to this inquiry … We take threats against public officials very seriously. I look forward to your cooperation.”
Garcia responded by posting Martin’s letter on X, stating that he will “not be silenced” and that members of Congress must have the right to “forcefully oppose the Trump administration.”
As the DOJ’s investigations continue, the response from Democratic lawmakers signals ongoing tensions over the boundaries of political speech and law enforcement oversight.
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She is a failure as a Puerto Rican bartender, a failure as an American legislator,and only fit to succeed in making a living on her back.
Hmm on her back ? Fitting as she is a real F**k Up
IF NOT SHE SWHOULD BE
Someone needs to tell this ignorant individual that there is a difference between free speech and telling people who are here illegally how to willfully break the law . AOC is a sitting congress woman and sworn to obey and uphold the laws of this nation . If she has nothing to hide , has done nothing illegal then she should have nothing to worry about . But seeing how she has obviously advised these illegals not to obey the law , she should face whatever penalty the law prescribes . At the very least removed from her position in Congress and made to repay her salary from date of offence to date and never to be permitted to seek or hold any public office . And at worst removed and vanished from this nation .
As far as I can see, AOC, should’ve been arrested according to Homan, he said ppl will be arrested for helping immigrants being deported. We all heard it said on TV, but how many days has it been since he found out, heard it said by her on tictoc? Nothing happened, she mocked Tom, she made him look weak, bucking his words. That’s wrong, why does she get to be treated differently, she doesn’t respect anyone on Republican side . She’s ignorant, arrogant, rude, disrespectful, and she works in Congress???!!! So many Dems are disrespectful towards our POTUS. I have no respect for Dems bc they are evil. AOC is not above the law!!! She had the arrogance of ignoring Tim. It’s a shame. But the whole thing is, DEMS ARE NEVER HELD ACCOUNTABLE!!! ADAM, CHUCK, NANCY, CROCKETT, RASKIN, JOE BIDEN, OBAMA, HILLARY, AND MANY MORE! NO ONE IS ACCOUNTABLE!