Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

You know, I think that this is such a you know, I think that this is a this is, of course, a very longstanding policy of the United States.

You know, I think that this is such a, you know, I think that this is a...

This is, of course, a very longstanding policy of the United States.

And I think what we are hoping for is that we want to make sure that we never get to that point.

And we want to make sure that we are moving in all of our economic research and our global positions to avoid any such confrontation and for that question to even arise.

We're seeing what ICE is doing.

I think every American should be alarmed.

They are building and have built a black box system that disappears people, both immigrants and US citizens alike.

So I think that

Where possible, this is also an area where we actually have agency to fight back.

We have power in that because a lot of these warehouses require approvals on the local, municipal, and state level.

And so we have to be vigilant about this.

Deny those permits.

If your community doesn't want this in your backyard, you can stop this.

You can ask your mayors, your city council.

your county commissioners to deny these permits and these contracts to let that happen.

I just have to give my kudos.

It is not easy.

And, you know, I know that Don is at the center of this, but, you know, it affects all of our families.

And so for you to stand up there and to be in this situation, I just want to commend the bravery of both of you.