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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: This decision to overturn TPS targets nurses, it targets health care workers, it targets domestic workers, cleaners…

On the recordJune 26, 2026
This decision to overturn TPS targets nurses, it targets health care workers, it targets domestic workers, cleaners, people who work in restaurants.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Discussing the impact of the TPS ruling.

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