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Demand Immediate Congressional Oversight and Accountability for ICE

To: Sen. Kelly, Sen. Gallego, Rep. Ciscomani

From: A verified voter in Tucson, AZ

February 8

I am writing to urge you to take immediate action to rein in Immigration and Customs Enforcement through robust congressional oversight and accountability measures. ICE has operated with insufficient oversight for too long, and your constituents need you to act now. ICE's enforcement practices have resulted in documented civil rights violations, family separations, and deaths in detention facilities. The agency requires immediate congressional intervention to ensure it operates within constitutional bounds and respects human dignity. As my representative, you have the power to demand transparency, hold hearings, and condition funding on meaningful reforms. I am asking you to take three specific actions. First, support legislation that increases congressional oversight of ICE operations, including mandatory reporting requirements for detention conditions, use of force incidents, and deaths in custody. Second, use your appropriations authority to condition ICE funding on compliance with constitutional standards and independent monitoring of detention facilities. Third, demand immediate investigations into credible allegations of abuse and civil rights violations by ICE personnel. Your constituents deserve an immigration enforcement system that operates with accountability and respects the rule of law. ICE's current structure allows the agency to operate with minimal transparency and insufficient checks on its authority. This is not about eliminating immigration enforcement but about ensuring it happens within constitutional guardrails with proper oversight. I urge you to publicly commit to these oversight measures and use your position to demand ICE accountability. Your constituents are watching how you respond to this urgent need for reform, and we expect you to prioritize human rights and constitutional governance over unchecked enforcement authority.

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