1. United States
2. Utah
3. Letter

Dear President and Members of Congress, I am writing again following today’s statements indicating that the President is awaiting the results of an internal ICE investigation. Respectfully, an agency investigating itself after multiple fatal incidents, and after issuing demonstrably false public statements, is not accountability. ICE has already released statements about this incident that conflict with available video evidence and eyewitness accounts. This alone shows that the agency cannot be trusted to objectively police its own actions. When a federal agency controls the narrative, the evidence, and the investigation, public confidence collapses. True accountability requires independent oversight, external investigation, and full transparency. The American people should not be asked to accept: • Internal reviews after lethal force • Public statements later contradicted by evidence • Delayed transparency • Political distancing instead of leadership We need immediate, visible action, including: • Independent Department of Justice investigations • Full public release of all body camera, surveillance, and operational footage • Congressional oversight hearings • Suspension and restructuring of aggressive ICE enforcement operations • Clear federal use-of-force limits and accountability mechanisms When law enforcement agencies are allowed to investigate themselves after civilian deaths, justice becomes optional and trust disappears. This moment requires leadership, not deflection. Transparency, not delay. Accountability, not damage control. The public is watching. History will remember how this was handled.