1. United States
2. Mass.
3. Letter

The Trump administration's aggressive immigration enforcement actions, including mass workplace raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), have sparked widespread protests and legal challenges in recent weeks. These raids have torn families apart, instilled fear in immigrant communities, and disrupted businesses that rely on immigrant labor. While protecting national security is a legitimate government interest, the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants raises serious constitutional concerns around due process, equal protection, and the federal government's overreach of power. The administration claims these actions are necessary to combat unlawful immigration and remove "criminals" from the country. However, many of those detained in these sweeps have no criminal records beyond civil immigration violations. Deporting hard-working people who have lived in the United States for years, built families, and contributed to our economy and communities, violates America's values of human rights, dignity and fairness. We call on you to rein in these overly aggressive enforcement tactics that lack proper oversight and due process protections. Separating families, disrupting local economies, and undermining trust in law enforcement should not be the means to address our nation's immigration challenges. We urge you to pursue comprehensive immigration reform through the proper legislative process rather than unilateral executive actions that skirt constitutional boundaries. America deserves an immigration system premised on justice and human rights, not indiscriminate crackdowns causing widespread fear and chaos.