Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., defended civil liberties and condemned Trump administration immigration policies during a heated town hall Friday in Queens, where protestors interrupted her remarks with criticism over the war in Gaza, The Hill reported.

At a charged town hall meeting in Jackson Heights, Queens, on Friday evening, Ocasio-Cortez denounced President Donald Trump’s immigration policies and cuts to government programs while addressing criticism from protestors over her stance on the Israel-Hamas war.

Ocasio-Cortez sharply criticized the Trump administration’s effort to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for more than 600,000 Venezuelans. She also denounced recent actions targeting pro-Palestine student protestors on college campuses, framing them as part of a broader attack on civil rights.

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