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AOC, Espaillat shouted down by anti-immigrant protesters at press conference that descended into chaos

By Ethan Stark-Miller Posted on September 15, 2023

A press conference on the city’s migrant crisis led by a cadre of Congress members outside the Roosevelt Hotel in Manhattan descended into chaos Friday as anti-immigrant protesters interrupted and shouted over the pols.

The press briefing, led by Congress Members Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Adriano Espaillat, followed the pair taking a tour of the city’s migrant intake center at the hotel with several members of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC). But as soon as the lawmakers began speaking about what they believe the federal government needs to do to help the city shoulder the crisis, protesters began drowning them out by shouting statements that were directed at the new arrivals like “send them back” and “close the border.”

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