Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez was horrified after visiting Trump's migrant camps — here's why
U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other members of Congress are visiting several federal government migrant facilities in Texas and tweeting out what she's seeing.
"Officers were keeping women in cells w/ no water & had told them to drink out of the toilets. This was them on their GOOD behavior in front of members of Congress," AOC said in one tweet.
Her remarks come just hours after ProPublica reported on a secret Facebook group of 9500 Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers where they "joked about the deaths of migrants, discussed throwing burritos at Latino members of Congress visiting a detention facility in Texas on Monday and posted a vulgar illustration depicting Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez engaged in oral sex with a detained migrant, according to screenshots of their postings."
Just left the 1st CBP facility. I see why CBP officers were being so physically &sexually threatening towards me.… https://t.co/nNHJgoLLC5— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) 1562005970
She echoed her remarks to reporters:
"It’s not just the kids," she continues. "It’s everyone. People drinking out of toilets, officers laughing in front of members Congress."
Now I’ve seen the inside of these facilities. It’s not just the kids. It’s everyone. People drinking out of toilet… https://t.co/lh2kEgyM05— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) 1562006555
One of the women, she says, called it "psychological warfare."
After I forced myself into a cell w/ women&began speaking to them, one of them described their treatment at the han… https://t.co/4rz0woL3RH— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) 1562006950
She calls conditions and treatment "horrifying," and adds: "We’re talking systemic cruelty w/ a dehumanizing culture that treats them like animals."
Now I’m on my way to Clint, where the Trump admin was denying children toothpaste and soap. This has been horrifyi… https://t.co/KUauTaFTud— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (@Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) 1562007474
