ICE Director Homan Humiliates AOC After She Tries Blaming Him for Family Separations

OCASIO CORTEZ it says ░░░░░░░░ official recommendation there were ░░░░░░░░ different options presented The ░░░░░░░░ included the option for ░░░░░░░░ separation This initiative would ░░░░░░░░ prosecution of all amenable ░░░░░░░░ including those presenting with ░░░░░░░░ family unit Mr Homan ░░░░░░░░ name is on this ░░░░░░░░ this correct HOMAN Yes ░░░░░░░░ signed that memo OCASIO ░░░░░░░░ So you are the ░░░░░░░░ of the family separation ░░░░░░░░ HOMAN I am not ░░░░░░░░ author of this memo ░░░░░░░░ CORTEZ You re not ░░░░░░░░ author but you signed ░░░░░░░░ memo HOMAN Yes A ░░░░░░░░ a zero tolerance memo ░░░░░░░░ CORTEZ So you provided ░░░░░░░░ official recommendation to Secretary ░░░░░░░░ on family for the ░░░░░░░░ States to pursue family ░░░░░░░░ HOMAN I gave Secretary ░░░░░░░░ numerous recommendations on how ░░░░░░░░ secure the border and ░░░░░░░░ lives OCASIO CORTEZ But ░░░░░░░░ says here that you ░░░░░░░░ her numerous options but ░░░░░░░░ recommendation was option three ░░░░░░░░ separation HOMAN What I ░░░░░░░░ saying this is not ░░░░░░░░ only paper where we ░░░░░░░░ given the Secretary numerous ░░░░░░░░ to secure the border ░░░░░░░░ save lives OCASIO CORTEZ ░░░░░░░░ so the recommendation of ░░░░░░░░ many that you recommended ░░░░░░░░ recommended family separation HOMAN ░░░░░░░░ recommended zero tolerance OCASIO ░░░░░░░░ Which includes family separation ░░░░░░░░ The same as with ░░░░░░░░ US citizen parent gets ░░░░░░░░ when they re with ░░░░░░░░ child OCASIO CORTEZ Zero ░░░░░░░░ was interpreted as the ░░░░░░░░ that separated children from ░░░░░░░░ parents HOMAN If I ░░░░░░░░ arrested for DUI and ░░░░░░░░ have a young child ░░░░░░░░ the car I will ░░░░░░░░ separated When I was ░░░░░░░░ police officer in New ░░░░░░░░ and I arrested a ░░░░░░░░ for domestic violence I ░░░░░░░░ that father from his ░░░░░░░░ OCASIO CORTEZ Mr Homan ░░░░░░░░ all due respect legal ░░░░░░░░ are not charged with ░░░░░░░░ crime HOMAN When you ░░░░░░░░ the country illegally it ░░░░░░░░ violation 8 United States ░░░░░░░░ 1325 OCASIO CORTEZ Seeking ░░░░░░░░ is legal HOMAN If ░░░░░░░░ want to seek asylum ░░░░░░░░ go through the port ░░░░░░░░ entry do it the ░░░░░░░░ way The Attorney General ░░░░░░░░ the United States has ░░░░░░░░ that clear OCASIO CORTEZ ░░░░░░░░ Mr Chair the memo ░░░░░░░░ is submitted to the ░░░░░░░░ for review.”