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An Open Letter

To: Sen. Collins, Rep. Golden, Sen. King

From: A verified voter in Lewiston, ME

January 31

ICE: THE CONDITIONS FOR FUNDING SO FAR ARE NOT ENOUGH. IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO SIMPLY GET ICE TO COMPLY WITH THE LAW. We cannot trust their promises. Don't trust the GOP or the regime.. ICE agents should already have been complying with the law. YOU MUST IMPOSE more stringent CONDITIONS: NO FUNDS until Stephen, Miller, Kristi Noem are removed. ALSO: REMOVE AGENTS guilty of brutality and misconduct; or with records of domestic violence, DUI, firearms offences; remove those who have used excessive force. REMOVE agents who are proud boys or are pardoned January 6th insurrectionists. BAN ON AGENTS WEARING MASKS. BAN on DEPORTING US CITIZENS AND IMMIGRANTS WITH LEGAL STATUS REQUIRE JUDICIAL WARRANTS to enter homes or make arrests END ARREST QUOTAS BODY CAMERAS to be worn ADD REQUIREMENTS THAT ICE MUST NOT BE ON DUTY ANYWHERE DURING ELECTIONS-- NOT ON ELECTION DAY, NOT ON ON ANY PRECEDING DAYS WHEN ELECTIONS ARE OPEN ADD requirements that FORBID QUID PRO QUOS (such as the demand for voter rolls in exchange for removing ICE) ICE MUST BE RESTRICTED TO ACTUAL BORDERS LIMIT HOMELAND SECURITY'S ABILITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS INTERNALLY STOP SURVEILLANCE AND DATA COLLECTION AND ELECTRONIC FACIAL RECOGNITION BEING USED AGAINTS PROTESTERS AND EVERY ONE REQUIRE COORDINATION WITH LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT MANDATE CONDITIONS INSIDE ICE'S concentration camps RELEASE ALL CHILDREN DETAINED BY ICE WITH THEIR PARENTS BAN ROVING ICE PATROLS MAKE KRISTI NOEM PAY THE GOVERNMENT BACK FOR HER TWO JETS *****CLAWBACK *** THE ** EXCESS ** MONEY ** YOU** APPROPRIATED ** FOR** ICE**: MAKE THE HAVE TO SEEK FUNDING YEAR BY YEAR AND MAKE THAT FUNDING CONTINGENT ON ROOT AND BRANCH REFORM A This may be the last chance you have for leverage. It may be the last chance you have to save our democracy. DO NOT SQUANDER YOUR LEVERAGE

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