1. United States
2. La.
3. Letter

Dear Representative Scalise, I am a Louisiana constituent writing to urge you to oppose any legislation that increases funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement unless it is explicitly conditioned on meaningful reform within the Department of Homeland Security. Congress has a constitutional responsibility not only to fund the executive branch, but to oversee it. In the case of ICE, that oversight has lagged far behind the agency’s expanding budget and authority. The result has been an enforcement apparatus that too often operates without sufficient transparency, accountability, or respect for due process. Additional funding without reform does not solve this problem—it entrenches it. Conditioning appropriations on enforceable standards, clearer operational limits, and stronger oversight would restore balance between enforcement and accountability while reaffirming Congress’s institutional role. This is not a partisan issue. Many Americans who support immigration enforcement also believe federal agencies must operate within clear legal and democratic constraints. Congress should insist on reform first, funding second. I respectfully ask you to vote against any additional ICE funding unless it is paired with concrete DHS reforms and robust oversight mechanisms. Thank you for your time and service.