Ocasio-Cortez hosts Astoria town hall, offers advice on how to respond to ICE raids

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez held a town hall in Astoria on Feb. 5, during which she advised residents in the 14th Congressional District (NY-14) about how to respond to ICE raids and offering legislative updates from Washington.

The town hall, which took place at I.S. 10 Horace Greeley on 31st Avenue, also featured appearances from Deputy Mayor for Health Helen Arteaga, Council Member Shanel Thomas-Henry, Assemblymember Larinda Hooks and newly-elected Assemblymember Diana Moreno, who won the special election to succeed Mayor Zohran Mamdani in the 36th Assembly District.

Ocasio-Cortez spoke to constituents about a number of legislative updates during the event, noting that Congress has stalled funding for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

On Jan. 29, Republicans and Democrats in the Senate reached an agreement to remove funding for DHS from a package of six spending bills.



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