Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused President Donald Trump of a «betrayal» after the Supreme Court handed his administration a pair of immigration wins involving Temporary Protected Status and asylum claims.

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status, or TPS, for Haitian and Syrian migrants, clearing the way for the administration to remove legal protections that have allowed many Haitians to remain and work in the U.S. since Haiti’s 2010 earthquake and many Syrians since the country’s civil war prompted a TPS designation in 2012.

Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., told Fox News Digital the TPS decision targets the very people Trump supporters were told would not be the focus of his aggressive immigration deportation agenda.

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«I think it’s really sad because these decisions are targeting exactly the kind of people that Republican voters said that they did not want targeted in the Trump administration’s immigration policy,» Ocasio-Cortez said.

She argued the ruling marked «a reversal of President Trump’s promise to only go after, quote unquote, criminals and rapists.»

«This decision to overturn TPS targets nurses, it targets health care workers, it targets domestic workers, cleaners, people who work in restaurants,» she said, calling it «a real betrayal of President Trump’s promise.»

Ocasio-Cortez also argued the ruling would hurt U.S. citizens by raising prices, making it harder to find workers, while also breaking up longstanding communities.

House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif., criticized Trump and Republicans over the asylum ruling, saying the president has «time and time again» attacked a process that has been part of U.S. law for decades.

House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

«People are fleeing terrible conditions and they have a lawful right to declare asylum,» Aguilar said.

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«Temporary Protected Status was always meant to be temporary,» White House Deputy Press Secretary Abigail Jackson said on Thursday. «It was never meant to be a pathway to permanent status or citizenship…our asylum system, for years, has been abused and exploited by bad actors…this ruling is a step in the right direction towards clearing up our asylum system and making sure that people can’t enter our country who shouldn’t be here — and that people who are here, who shouldn’t be here, should be deported.»

Asked what Democrats’ next step would be on TPS, Aguilar pointed to legislation he said Democrats forced through the House by discharge petition.

«Democrats led legislation in order to bring certainty to that. It’s sitting over in the Senate,» Aguilar said. «We forced a discharge petition, and were successful because we believe in governing.»

Aguilar appeared to be referring to House-passed legislation aimed at extending TPS protections for Haitians.

Rep. Shomari Figures, D-Ala., said he had not yet read the full decisions but was «beyond the point of being surprised by almost any decision that comes out of court.»

Congressman Shomari Figures, D-Ala., speaks at a press conference on healthcare with other members of the House Democratic caucus in front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 12, 2025. (Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

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Figures defended TPS for Haiti, citing natural disasters, political instability and violence.

«There’s not a country that I think TPS is designed at its core that’s more deserving of that than the situations we currently see in Haiti,» Figures said.

La familia de Crescencio Marotta ha recorrido hospitales, refugios y edificios colapsados sin encontrar una respuesta. Su nombre figura en los reportes de personas desaparecidas o incomunicadas registrados tras el terremoto que sacudió Venezuela.

Las primeras 24 horas después del doble terremoto que sacudió Venezuela han estado marcadas por la incertidumbre y una búsqueda contrarreloj de sobrevivientes. Los sismos, de magnitud 7,2 y 7,5, ocurrieron con apenas 39 segundos de diferencia, poco después de las 18.00 (hora local), y se convirtieron en la peor catástrofe sísmica de la historia moderna del país. Las zonas más afectadas fueron La Guaira, Caracas y otras localidades del centro-norte venezolano.

Según el balance oficial ofrecido por el ministro de Salud, Carlos Alvarado, la tragedia deja hasta el momento 235 fallecidos, 4.300 heridos y 157 personas desaparecidas. Y en el boletín pasado se informaron más de 200 personas atrapadas bajo los escombros, 250 edificios destruidos y 2.927 familias sin hogar.

Sin embargo, organizaciones ciudadanas advierten que el número de personas cuyo paradero se desconoce podría ser mayor. El Buscador de personas desaparecidas, localizadas y atendidas tras el terremoto, impulsado por la Red de Periodistas Venezolanas, ha recibido cerca de 500 reportes de personas desaparecidas o incomunicadas desde el inicio de la emergencia.

“Surge como una respuesta urgente frente a la emergencia. Cuando pasan estas cosas vemos cómo el sistema de salud colapsa, los bomberos trabajan en las peores condiciones y Protección Civil no se da abasto. En un país donde el acceso a la información es cada vez más difícil, contar con información confirmada y oportuna puede ayudar muchísimo a las familias”, explicó Valeria Pedicini, periodista e impulsora de la iniciativa de la Red de Periodistas Venezolanas.

Otro sitio, desaparecidosterremotovenezuela.com, registra cifras más alarmantes: 49.822 personas que aún no se contactaron con quienes los buscan.

Mientras continúan las labores de rescate, miles de venezolanos recorren hospitales, refugios temporales y centros de atención en busca de noticias de sus familiares. Otros revisan listados de pacientes o publicaciones en redes sociales, mientras las fallas en los servicios de telefonía e internet dificultan el intercambio de información.

La situación más crítica se vive en La Guaira, la ciudad costera que concentra buena parte de los daños provocados por los terremotos. Allí, decenas de edificios colapsaron y los equipos de rescate continúan buscando a cientos de personas entre los escombros.

Los registros de la Red de Periodistas Venezolanas indican que más de 400 de los reportes de personas desaparecidas o incomunicadas corresponden a esta zona del país, convertida en el principal foco de las operaciones de búsqueda.

Entre esos casos estuvo el de Camila Márquez, quien permaneció casi 24 horas sin comunicarse con su familia después del terremoto. Sus allegados difundieron su fotografía en redes sociales hasta que, cerca de las 17.00 (hora local), su hermana Sophia confirmó que había sido localizada con vida.

La incertidumbre continúa para otras familias. Crescencio Marotta y Gladys Ríos permanecen desaparecidos desde el colapso del edificio Solymar, en el sector Los Corales de La Guaira. En ese mismo inmueble también es buscado Sebastián Valencia. Sus familiares, dentro y fuera de Venezuela, mantienen una intensa campaña para difundir sus fotografías y obtener cualquier información sobre su paradero.

“Mis primos y mi hermano están allá tratando de levantar los escombros. En realidad, es la propia comunidad la que está intentando sacar a las personas. Hemos publicado en las redes sociales y también en el portal para desaparecidos”, relató Bárbara Mendoza, sobrina del matrimonio desaparecido.

A medida que pasan las horas, la esperanza de encontrar sobrevivientes convive con la angustia de cientos de familias que siguen sin respuestas. En una emergencia donde las comunicaciones son limitadas y la información circula con dificultad, cada reporte, cada fotografía compartida y cada nombre confirmado representan una posibilidad de reencontrarse.

A más de 24 horas de la tragedia, la búsqueda continúa.

House Democrats offered sharply different takes Wednesday after a surge in socialism proved victorious in the Democratic Party when three far-left candidates swept the floor in key races in New York’s primary elections.

The new wave of socialist candidates, who were backed by the Democratic Socialists of America, beat out moderate Democrats in Tuesday night’s race has fueled mixed reactions from lawmakers over whether these new ideals will be at the center of the entire Democratic Party.

«It’s sort of dismissed as a fluke or an outlier, but whenever more moderate Democrats win, people say that that’s a blueprint for Democrats to continue winning,» Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., said when asked about what the streak of progressive wins means for the Democratic Party.

She continued, «So people should take heed.»

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Other Democrats quickly distanced themselves from the far-left movement, or at least the socialist identity.

«I’m a capitalist, not a socialist,» Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-N.Y., told Fox News Digital. «And I believe in safety, not lawlessness. And I’m proud of America. I’m not ashamed of America.»

 Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., struck a similar note.

«Now for me, you know, I believe in capitalism, so I’m not a socialist,» Meeks said. «So I don’t know whether that’s an issue or not.»

The debate comes as New York City’s socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani dominated in the primaries as he endorsed three candidates — Darializa Avila Chevalier, Brad Lander and Claire Valdez — who won their key races by promoting the same socialist agenda Mamdani has in their campaigns.

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Congressional candidate Claire Valdez, Congressional candidate Brad Lander, Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and Congressional candidate Darializa Avila Chevalier raise their hands during a Get Out the Vote (GOTV) rally at King’s Theater on June 18, 2026 in New York City. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) joined Mayor Zohran Mamdani ahead of next week’s primary, and the start of early voting on Saturday, as the pair campaigned for Brad Lander, Claire Valdez and Darializa Avila Chevalier, who are challenging incumbents in Democratic primary contests. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images)

Some Democrats attribute the trend of far-left progressive voting to only being popular in a place like New York.

«I think what happens in New York City is sort of just what happens in New York City,» Rep. Joseph Morelle, D-N.Y. said. «I don’t think it’s necessarily an indication of anything outside New York City. Their politics is somewhat unique.»

Progressive Democrat Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., agreed with Pressley that the election results in New York indicate a larger movement within their party.

«Fabulous energy, momentum, giant repudiation of special interests, including the impact of others,» Jayapal said when asked how she feels about the election results. 

She continued, «And real energy for us to continue to turn out young people and make sure that we’re getting everyone voting and committed to a government that actually works for working people.

The divide shows a broader ongoing debate within the Democratic Party over whether far-left ideology will take over as the blueprint for the party, and whether these progressive campaigns can be a legitimate roadmap to national success for the party.

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Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., and Rep. Thomas Suozzi, D-N.Y., emerged on opposite sides of the debate over whether New York’s progressive primary victories should shape the Democratic Party’s future. (Mel Musto/Bloomberg via Getty Images; Nathan Posner/Anadolu via Getty Images)

Suozzi used economic concerns as an example of needing to find some middle ground between extremes in both parties — calling for people to focus on solutions to better the lives of Americans rather than working to dismantle entire systems.

«They’re saying ‘the whole system sucks, let’s tear it down,’» Suozzi said. «I don’t believe that’s the right answer. I believe that we, those of us that disagree with the DSA and those of us who disagree with MAGA, have to do a better job of saying, ‘Yes, you have reasons to have economic insecurity. We understand that.’» 

«We have to do a better job of understanding, saying that we understand what people are going through and proposing solutions that will make their lives better,» he said.

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Pressley argued Democrats should embrace the momentum she believes the New York results represent, saying voters want leaders willing to aggressively pursue their agenda.

«What the American people want to see right now and going forward is that we know how to be the fighters in the room and that when we have the power, we’re not afraid to use it,» Pressley said.