AOC silent as Ilhan Omar, House Dems plan trip to border amid migrant surge
By Emily Jacobs
March 23, 2021 | 8:04am |
Rep. Ilhan Omar will travel to the southern border on Friday amid continued silence on the record surge of immigrants from fellow “squad†member Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — who accused the previous administration of housing migrants in “concentration camps.â€
Omar (D-Minn.) announced her plans on Twitter Monday evening, writing, “I’ll be there†in response to a tweet from Rep. Joaquin Castro (D-Texas) in which he detailed trip plans.
The group of House Democrats will visit the Carrizo Springs, Texas, facility for unaccompanied minors for the purpose of “oversight to ensure humane treatment and orderly process to unite kids with families.â€
A spokesperson for Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) did not immediately respond to The Post’s request for comment on whether she plans to make the trip.
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