Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Says Detained Migrants Were Told to Drink Toilet Water

  • Democratic lawmakers visit migrant facilities at Texas border
  • Agents reported to share lewd posts in secret Facebook group

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused U.S. border agents of conducting a program of “psychological warfare” against detained migrants who were told to drink water from toilets if they were thirsty.

The New York Democrat’s comments on Twitter came amid a report Monday that border agents used a secret Facebook group to share lewd posts about Ocasio-Cortez and at least one other Democratic lawmaker as well as racist comments about migrants.