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QUEENS, NY – Today, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) released a joint statement on Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE) abduction of Bronx resident Merwil Gutiérrez. 

Washington, D.C. - Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) joined Congressman Glenn Ivey (MD-04) and several House colleagues in a letter last week to President Donald Trump demanding the immediate return of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, who was wrongfully deported to El Salvador, to the United States, despite having been granted protection from deportation by a United States immigration court. Despite the Trump Administration admitting Mr.

Washington, D.C. - Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) joined Representative Becca Balint (VT-AL) and several House colleagues in a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of State secretaries to demand answers on the illegal abduction and arrest of Mohsen Mahdawi. On Monday, April 14th, masked, hooded men in plain clothes removed Mr.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) alongside Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35) and Congressman Jonathan Jackson (IL-1) led 14 members of Congress in a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio calling for him to support a free and fair electoral process in Ecuador.

Ecuador’s runoff election will take place April 13th.

Washington, D.C. – Today, Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Representative Debbie Dingell (MI-06) led 42 House Democrats in sending a letter to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. and the U.S.

QUEENS, NY – Today, Representatives Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Grace Meng (NY-06) and other elected officials from Queens issued the following joint statement on the Trump Administration’s decision to revoke federal money to address flooding in Queens, in particular cuts to the Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program.

Washington, D.C. - Today Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) and Congressman Jerrold Nadler (NY-12) led New York’s entire Democratic Congressional delegation in writing to Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy requesting a meeting to discuss the unprecedented attacks on New York State’s health funding. 

Washington, D.C. - This week Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (NY-14) joined Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and Edward J. Markey (D-MA), and over 30 lawmakers in writing to Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Acting Director for U.S.