1. United States
2. Ohio
3. Letter

I am writing to urge you to prioritize addressing critical domestic issues rather than supporting continued foreign interventions that mirror the very behaviors our government condemns abroad. The Trump administration has arrested over 328,000 people in immigration sweeps, deported 327,000 individuals, and presided over at least 22 deaths in ICE custody. Most detention facilities are operated by private corporations like the GEO Group that profit from mass incarceration. These actions raise serious constitutional concerns while diverting resources from genuine public safety needs. At the same time, our government is attempting to control Venezuela's government, claiming rights to its oil and resources, while demanding Greenland submit to US control "the hard way or the easy way." This territorial aggression and foreign intervention consumes taxpayer dollars and political capital that should address problems facing your constituents. The pattern is troubling. We denounce other nations for detention practices, state violence, and territorial aggression while engaging in identical behavior. Rev. Graylan Scott Hagler of the Fellowship of Reconciliation-USA describes this as pointing fingers while ignoring the four pointing back at us. When Renee Good was killed by police in Minneapolis near where George Floyd died, it demonstrated that state violence is not just a foreign problem. I ask that you oppose further foreign interventions and territorial expansion efforts. Instead, focus on reforming immigration detention to end private profiteering and constitutional violations, addressing police violence, and investing in domestic infrastructure and services. Your constituents need healthcare, education, and economic opportunity more than they need expanded military operations abroad. The resources and attention devoted to controlling other nations should be redirected to solving problems here at home. I request your commitment to prioritizing domestic needs over foreign intervention.