Open Letters

From a verified voter in Marquette, MI

Halt federal force against peaceful protestors in Portland

A federal court has added further documentation of what should never be routine in the United States: federal agents using force against peaceful protesters in Portland, Oregon. In Dickinson v. Trump (Case No. 3:25-cv-2170-SI), U.S. District Judge Michael H. Simon found that federal agents repeatedl

From a verified voter in Lowell, MA

Do Not Fund DHS or ICE Until They Are Dismantled and Rebuilt

Congress is now negotiating funding for the Department of Homeland Security under a short-term extension. This decision must be treated as a line in the sand. DHS — and especially Immigration and Customs Enforcement — must not receive further funding until these agencies are dismantled and rebuilt u

From a constituent in Las Vegas, NV

Requests for the DHS Appropriations Bill negotiations

The DHS appropriations bill... If they are not willing to negotiate, then let them shut down the government. Stop this insanity and crimes against humanity. Reasonable, ethical, and logical requests I want you to bring forth during negotiations: Abolish Administrative warrants. Judicial warrants

From a constituent in Leander, TX

Why Are You Pushing White Nationalist Ideology in Our Government?

I am writing as an outraged American and your constituent demanding an answer. Why are unelected officials like Stephen Miller and Kristi Noem being allowed to wield enormous power over national policy while openly advancing ideas rooted in white nationalism, exclusion, and fear? Who authorized thi

From a constituent in Bandera, TX

Demand Accountability — End ICE and Stop DHS Lawless Violence

I write today dismayed and outraged by the blatant failure of our federal legislature and executive agencies to protect fundamental civil rights and human life. Earlier today, House Democrats convened a Homeland Security hearing focused on violent abuses by DHS and ICE agents, including emotional t

From a verified voter in Lake Oswego, OR

Vote NO on the SAVE act!

Vote NO on the SAVE act! This is a blatant attempt to suppress voting and it absolutely does not make voting safer or more secure. Please vote no!

From a verified voter in Alva, OK

Strict oversight of ICE and U.S. Border Patrol.

To: Senator [Name] Subject: Demand for ICE Oversight and Responsible DHS Funding Dear Senator [Name], My name is [Your Name], and I am a constituent from [Your City, State]. I am writing to urge you to refuse to support any appropriations bill funding the Department of Homeland Security unless it

From a verified voter in Buffalo, NY

Immigration reform

Quoting Roxanne Gay’s Feb 3 essay in NYT. I couldn’t say it better “ ICE must be abolished. Congress must, once and for all, develop modern, humane immigration policies that create pathways to citizenship for anyone who wants to come to this land of abundance. And we must rethink what immigration

From a verified voter in Bothell, WA

Demand Accountability for Immigration Enforcement Abuses and Election Interference

I am writing to demand that you fulfill your constitutional duty to provide oversight of the executive branch and protect the rule of law. Recent actions by the Trump administration represent a dangerous abandonment of legal procedures and democratic norms that require immediate congressional action

From a constituent in Winston Salem, NC

Oppose ICE Detention Facility at American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro

I am writing as your constituent from Winston-Salem to demand transparency and accountability regarding reports that the American Hebrew Academy in Greensboro is being considered as a potential ICE detention or migrant detention facility. While I do not live in Greensboro, I am deeply opposed to any

From a verified voter in Bradenton, FL

Are you proud of how ICE is brutalizing civilians?

If you can listen to today's testimony from American civilians who have been brutalized by ICE operatives and not conclude that this organization is wildly out of control to the point that it must be dismantled because there is no way any potential worth it has outweighs the harm it is doing, then y

From a verified voter in Seattle, WA

Support Ranked Choice Voting to Reduce Polarization and Build Unity

I am writing to urge you to support ranked choice voting as a solution to the polarization and stagnation that has paralyzed our political system. Our current election process forces voters into binary choices that don't reflect the complexity of their views, and it rewards candidates who appeal to

From a verified voter in Bradenton, FL

Hands Off the Kennedy Center!

Reject Trump's expensive, destructive renovation & decoration projects, including The Kennedy Center. These spaces do not belong to him. These spaces belong to the American people. Prevent Trump from wrecking our spaces, putting up his tacky decor, and naming things after himself. Trump does not own

From a verified voter in Bradenton, FL

Claw Back $170 Billion in ICE and CBP Funding from H.R. 1

I am writing to urge you to immediately move to claw back the $170 billion allocated to Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Customs and Border Protection in H.R. 1. This massive funding increase, passed last July, has enabled constitutional violations and abuses while draining resources from pro

From a verified voter in Bradenton, FL

You Are Failing the People You Represent

I am a constituent, and I want to be clear: you are not serving the people of this state. You have chosen obedience to Donald Trump over the Constitution, over democratic norms, and over your own voters. Your continued efforts to undermine elections and excuse corruption are reprehensible. This is

From a verified voter in Bradenton, FL

DHS Congressional Forum - Where Were Republicans?

Today’s DHS congressional forum was heartbreaking and infuriating. Families stood before Congress and described how their loved ones were killed during immigration enforcement operations. Renée Good and Alexi were not statistics. They were Americans with families who will live the rest of their live

From a verified voter in Roslindale, MA

HJ Res 142

You must vote no on HJ Res 142

From a constituent in Newton, MA

No Profits For Locking Up Our Neighbors, Tax the Detention Camp Operators

Even with this administration doing its best to keep their abuses out of the public eye, we learn every day of new horrors in the detention camp archipelago. They’re overcrowded and unsanitary, the folks they’ve snatched off the street aren’t getting adequate food or water, they can’t get health car

From a verified voter in Saint Louis, MO

I urge you to oppose SB1050 (Fitzwater), HB2069 (Phelps), and HB2209 (Mayhew). While the promise of technological advancement and the potential safety benefits of autonomous vehicles (AVs) are worth exploring, these bills are deeply flawed pieces of corporate-friendly legislation that prioritizes th

From a verified voter in Rochester, MN

DHS congressional forum

Today’s DHS congressional forum was heartbreaking and infuriating. Families stood before Congress and described how their loved ones were killed during immigration enforcement operations. Renée Good and Alexi were not statistics. They were Americans with families who will live the rest of their live

From a constituent in Candler, NC

Demand for the Immediate Impeachment of Kristi Noem

You are elected to carry out the will of the people, not to shield executive officials from accountability when they abuse power or endanger the public. I am writing to demand the immediate impeachment of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. Her leadership has overseen and enabled immigration en

From a verified voter in Springfield, MO

You Are Failing the People You Represent

I am a constituent, and I want to be clear: you are not serving the people of this state. You have chosen obedience to Donald Trump over the Constitution, over democratic norms, and over your own voters. Your continued efforts to undermine elections and excuse corruption are reprehensible. This is

From a constituent in Des Moines, IA

Keep local control a priority- squash Iowa Senate File 2097 and others like it

I am writing to express my concern about legislation— Iowa Senate File 2097, that prioritizes mandatory federal cooperation over local control. Decisions about public safety and law enforcement are most effective when they are made locally, by officials who understand their communities and are direc

From a verified voter in South Portland, ME

Congress needs to claw back the $170 billion in funding allocated to ICE and CBP by H.R. 1 last year. We need that money in so many other places—for Medicaid, the ACA subsidies, or Social Security, to name a few. Where we do not need it is for more lawless, under-trained, over-armed agents to maim

From a verified voter in South Portland, ME

Now that negotiations on the DHS bill are beginning in earnest I want to say, again, that ICE is a lawless, brutal, racist agency that needs to be abolished. But for now I beseech you to push for: —No masks, —More vetting of who can become an ICE agent — More training, — Clear ID for all ICE ag