Progressive 'Squad' leader Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been publicly feuding with Donald Trump's border czar Tom Homan for days over his crackdown on illegal immigrants.
The drama began after Homan slammed Ocasio-Cortez, 35, for hosting a webinar last week that instructed illegal immigrants on how to evade law enforcement.
AOC shared tips on how to avoid cooperation with ICE agents by describing tactics that agents would likely use to catch them.
She further encouraged individuals on her X account to 'not answer questions about your immigration status, where you were born or your criminal history,' should ICE come knocking.
Her encouraging illegal immigrants to not cooperate with ICE sent Homan into a rage.
He has since asked the Justice Department to investigate the Democrat for impeding ICE's actions and potentially endangering the federal authorities and illegal aliens involved in these immigration raids. He also suggested that AOC is 'going to be in trouble' for her part in instructing migrants how to avoid ICE's detection.
Speaking to Fox News on Monday morning he doubled down on his push to have her investigated after stopping agents from enforcing the very laws Congress passed.
'It's like AOC and others don't want ICE to enforce the laws that they enacted,' Homan said. 'She's a member of Congress. Let us enforce the laws you enacted. That's what we're supposed to do.'
'I've asked DOJ, where's that line of impediment, of interference,' the border czar said. 'Now, if someone stands in your way prevents you from from arresting somebody, put your hands on them, that's impediment.'
'But what line is telling people to hide from ICE, not open the door, where do you cross that line? I'm asking the Department of Justice to give us that line.'
When the host asked Homan if he believes AOC broke the law, the border czar deferred to the Justice Department's pending guidance, responding 'I'll leave it up to DOJ.'
Though he didn't hold back on much else.
'What I find disturbing is that any member of Congress wants to educate people how to evade law enforcement,' Homan shared.
'We're talking about people who are in the country illegally, committed a crime they're a public safety threat, they've been convicted of serious crime, and they've been ordered removed by federal judge,' a frustrated looking Homan explained.
AOC, meanwhile, has argued that she is trying to remind people of their civil liberties under U.S. law, and that she is not working to help criminals.
‘I am glad Mr. Homan is checking with the Department of Justice to familiarize himself with the limits of his agency’s authority in entering the homes of everyday Americans without a warrant,' AOC said in a statement over the weekend.
'And I am proud to offer civil education to everyday Americans to ensure ICE’s compliance with the law, given the numerous reports of agents providing incorrect paperwork in their attempts to enter and search private homes.’
‘Since Mr. Homan seems to be vaguely familiar with U.S. immigration law, we also remind him that according to Congressional statute, becoming undocumented in the United States is a civil offense and not a criminal one,' her statement continued, pointing out that she is not aiding and abetting illegals avoid criminal charges.
Last week AOC slammed Homan for not being able to read.
'Maybe he can learn to read,' she said of Homan in a post on her X account. 'The Constitution would be a good place to start.'
