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President Donald Trump's "border Czar" Tom Homan, who has been tasked with deporting millions of undocumented migrants from the United States, made an enemy out of "the wrong Latina" when he went after Rep. Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), argued MSNBC columnist Julio Ricardo Varela.

Homan has repeatedly made a point of threatening AOC with a Justice Department investigation for hosting a webinar to teach undocumented migrants how to respond if they're confronted by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials. The webinar is titled, "Know Your Rights," but Homan has suggested its purpose is to "impede law enforcement" from doing its job.

Varela wrote, "In multiple media appearances, Homan insulted her intelligence, mocked her credentials and claimed she was undermining law enforcement. And he said he was 'working with the Department of Justice' to see whether the congresswoman was 'crossing the line.'”...

Trump administration Border Czar Tom Homan claimed Sunday that Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) could be prosecuted if the Department of Justice decides her recent webinar on avoiding ICE deportation constitutes an "impediment" to law enforcement.

AOC's office hosted a live webinar on Wednesday called "Know Your Rights With ICE," where migrants were advised on what to do if an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent knocks on the door.

Homan appeared on CNN with Dana Bash, who played a clip of him telling Fox News, "I'm working with the Department of Justice in finding out, where is that line that they cross? So maybe AOC's going to be in trouble now." ...