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Ocasio-Cortez took to Instagram after the Department of Homeland Security suggested they may pursue arrests of three Democratic lawmakers who partook in a protest outside of an ICE facility in Newark, New Jersey. Reps. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-NJ), Rob Menendez (D-NJ) and LaMonica McIver (D-NJ) all attended the protest.

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[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 3 points 9 hours ago (2 children)

Oh wow, so you have no source other than “maybe the head of ICE said it.”

I’m sure the mother wanted her child with stage 4 cancer to not have medicine or access to his doctor, that makes so much sense.

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[–] AidsKitty@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

Yes, there was an interview on Meet The Press where the head of ICE was pressed on this exact issue. Maybe you should go watch it.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago)

Well, googling “ICE” and “Meet the Press” provides several different videos on several different topics. Usually, when we have sources for claims, we provide them as a link. If you need help figuring out how to do so, you use two brackets like this [text you want shows up here] and than follow that with (https://your/ link)

I’m also unsure on how the director of ICE would know that this woman wanted her child to not have access to their cancer treatment, since the entire point was that due process was not followed and they literally put them on a plane before a court could tell them no.

But if you are okay with deporting US citizens, you’ve made a decision on what side of history you are going to be on.

[–] AidsKitty@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/deported-us-citizen-girl-brain-tumor-seeks-return-rcna205607

In the article the parents are talking about having to choose if they should leave their US citizen children here or take them with them.

[–] andros_rex@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 3 hours ago) (1 children)

Few medical specialists can effectively monitor these kinds of cases; the girl's U.S. doctors are among those with the necessary expertise. The girl needs scans and checkups every three months, her doctors told the Texas Civil Rights Project.

The surgery that saved the girl’s life last year left her with some lasting side effects. The swelling on her brain is still not fully gone, her mother said in March, causing difficulties with speech and mobility of the right side of her body.

Before the family was removed from the U.S., the girl was routinely checking in with doctors monitoring her recovery, attending rehabilitation therapy sessions and taking medication to prevent convulsions.

Did you even read the article you shared?

[–] AidsKitty@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

No you claimed they were deporting American citizens. That was your claim and that claim is untrue.