Alert – AOC avoids question about migrants being housed in Brooklyn school because ‘it’s not in my district’ after previously saying it was a ‘crime against humanity’ to bus border-crossers to Manhattan

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez avoided questions about migrants following New York City’s controversial decision to shut down a Brooklyn school to house them.

The progressive Democrat said what happened was ‘not in [her] district’ on Thursday when a Fox Business reporter asked if she was comfortable with thousands of Brooklyn high school students being kicked out to house migrants this week.

James Madison High School students were forced to take remote classes this Wednesday so that 2,000 migrants could stay at Floyd Bennett Field, the school’s gym, ahead of a forecasted damaging storm.

The decision sparked outrage among many New Yorkers who said it is further evidence of Mayor Eric Adams prioritizing the thousands of migrants who have descended on the city over tax-paying residents and their families.

Ocasio-Cortez had previously slammed Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and Texas Governor Greg Abbott, accusing them of ‘crimes against humanity’ when the two GOP governors bused hundreds of migrants to Manhattan and Washington, DC.

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez avoided questions about migrants following New York City ‘s controversial decision to shut down a Brooklyn school to house them

The progressive Democrat stated that what happened was ‘not in [her] district’ on Thursday when a Fox Business reporter asked if she was okay with thousands of Brooklyn high school students being kicked out to house migrants this week

James Madison High School students were forced to take remote classes this Wednesday so that 2,000 migrants could stay at Floyd Bennett Field, the school’s gym, ahead of a forecasted damaging storm 

After she dismissed the question on Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez said, ‘I think it’s very clear here that what’s most important is that we identify a facility that’s appropriate for these folks.’ 

‘I don’t anticipate this being a long-term solution, it shouldn’t be a long-term solution,’ Ocasio-Cortez added. 

Ocasio-Cortez represents New York’s 14th Congressional District, which includes parts of the Bronx and Queens where neither Floyd Bennett Field nor James Madison High School is located. 

However, the lawmaker has frequently spoken on issues that didn’t happen within her district, including the time she famously slammed the decision to send migrants to the wealthy Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard and Washington, DC. 

‘It’s appalling that far-right politicians seem to have decided that fall before an election is their regularly scheduled time to commit crimes against humanity on refugees,’ she wrote in 2022. 

‘Don’t normalize this. Lying to & trafficking people for TV and clicks isn’t politics as usual. It’s abuse,’ added Ocasio-Cortez.

Ocasio-Cortez slammed the move as small-minded and misguided at the time, saying, ‘What a lot of Republican politicians fail to understand is that not everyone shares their zero-sum, scarcity mindset.’ 

‘Many of us understand that immigrants and refugees are a blessing. They have so much to offer our country, & much of our growth as a nation is because of them,’ she added.

After she dismissed the question on Thursday, Ocasio-Cortez said: ‘I think it’s very clear here that what’s most important is that we identify a facility that’s appropriate for these folks’ 

The decision sparked outrage among many New Yorkers who said it is further evidence of Mayor Eric Adams prioritizing the thousands of migrants who have descended on the city over tax-paying residents and their families.

No serious damage was done to the shelter on the following day and migrants were moved back. But school parents had already been told to make arrangements to keep their kids at home for the day 

The widespread heavy rain, strong winds and fierce thunderstorms which arrived on Tuesday are forecast to continue into the following day as utilities companies battle to restore power

Many social media users were outraged by Ocasio-Cortez’s response to the question, with many highlighting her involvement in topics that are far from her constituency. 

‘Didn’t she famously pose at our Texas border during Trump’s presidency? My how times have changed,’ a user wrote on X, formerly Twitter. 

Another person wrote: ‘Ok well Palestine, Israel and Ukraine are “not in my country.”‘ 

Adams, proud of the decision to relocate immigrants, visited the site on Tuesday night and shared photos on social media afterwards that showed him surveying the gym hall where the migrants would be sleeping. 

Among the outraged New Yorkers was New York State Assemblyman Mike Reilly of Staten Island who said Adams had taken the issue ‘beyond the threshold’ of common sense.

‘For more than a year, I and common sense colleagues from around New York City have been outspoken about the placement of temporary migrant shelters in our community and our public schools. 

‘We stressed, with great concern, the impact these types of facilities would have on public safety and quality of life.

‘We were called conspiracy theorists for even suggesting the possibility that taxpaying New Yorkers would be displaced to make room for those here illegally.

‘We have officially crossed the threshold. City officials are now setting a dangerous precedent for the future of this crisis,’ he said. 

No serious damage was done to the shelter on the following day and migrants were moved back. But school parents had already been told to make arrangements to keep their kids at home for the day.