1. United States
2. Calif.
3. Letter

President Trump's immigration enforcement actions are causing significant collateral damage by wrongfully targeting and detaining U.S. citizens, particularly those of Puerto Rican descent. There have been multiple documented incidents across the country where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have raided businesses and detained Puerto Rican Americans despite their automatic U.S. citizenship from birth. This heavy-handed approach relying on racial profiling and discrimination is unconstitutional and an affront to American values. To address this injustice, immediate action must be taken to reform ICE's enforcement practices and ensure they adhere to due process protections for all individuals, regardless of ethnicity or immigration status. Specifically, ICE must be directed to cease indiscriminate raids and detentions without proper justification, and instead focus enforcement resources exclusively on those who pose a legitimate threat to public safety. Agents who violate constitutional rights by racially profiling or wrongfully detaining citizens must be held accountable. Furthermore, additional training and oversight mechanisms are urgently needed to prevent further violations of Puerto Ricans' civil liberties as American citizens. No one should live in fear of harassment or detention by federal agents simply for speaking Spanish or being Hispanic. Upholding the rights of all U.S. citizens, including those of Puerto Rican descent, is essential to preserving the integrity of our nation's immigration system and democratic principles. Substantive reforms ensuring equal treatment under the law are imperative to stop these unjust enforcement practices that are tarnishing America's legacy as a nation of immigrants.