1. United States
2. Pa.
3. Letter

I am writing to urge you to oppose ICE's ongoing attacks on both immigrants and citizens and to hold this administration accountable for their authoritarian and unlawful tactics. ICE has engaged in widespread human rights violations that demand immediate congressional action. Detention facilities have documented 510 identifiable human rights violations including sexual assault, medical negligence, and mistreatment of children and pregnant people. Hundreds of U.S. citizens have been wrongfully detained, often due to racial profiling. Thousands of immigrants have gone missing following operations like Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago and Alligator Alcatraz in Miami, with no accountability for their whereabouts. Most alarmingly, ICE has used deadly force against protesters, resulting in the deaths of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. These killings represent a dangerous escalation of violence against people exercising their constitutional rights. The DOJ's coordinated protection of ICE agents from criminal liability for these deaths is unconscionable and undermines the rule of law. ICE has also conducted targeted raids in Democratic-led cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte, and New Orleans, and against specific communities like Somali immigrants in Minnesota. The agency has paused green cards and citizenship applications for people from 19 countries, canceled citizenship ceremonies, and revived family separation policies affecting hundreds of children. They employ invasive surveillance tools including facial recognition spyware, phone hacking, social media monitoring, and license plate tracking through systems like Flock Safety to profile and track individuals. I am asking you to take four specific actions. First, demand full investigations into ICE's use of deadly force against protesters and their murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti. Second, refuse to pass any DHS appropriations bill that maintains funding for ICE. Third, conduct public investigations into the DOJ's coordinated protection of ICE agents from criminal liability. Fourth, call for the impeachment of Kristi Noem as Secretary of Homeland Security. These policies represent rising authoritarianism in America. Your constituents need you to stand against these violations of human rights and constitutional protections.