«Lying to & trafficking people for TV and clicks isn’t politics as usual,» Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. «It’s abuse.»
Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, had harsh words for GOP Governors Ron DeSantis of Florida and Greg Abbott of Texas over their continued tactic of transporting migrants to liberal areas to make a point that the White House is mishandling the U.S.-Mexico border when it comes to illegal immigration.
The latest instance of this came on Wednesday when 50 migrants, most from Venezuela, were flown to Martha’s Vineyard, Massachusetts, as part of a program sponsored by DeSantis. Reports emerging since then have alleged that the migrants were in the country legally as part of an asylum program and were convinced to board the flight under false pretenses.
In response, Ocasio-Cortez, an outspoken member of the progressive wing of the Democratic Party, ripped into the Republican leaders, echoing others who have accused them of human trafficking.
«It’s appalling that far-right politicians seem to have decided that fall before an election is their regularly scheduled time to commit crimes against humanity on refugees,» the congresswoman tweeted Friday night.
