1. United States
2. Md.
3. Letter

As your constituent, I ask you to support meaningful reforms to Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations as Congress works to pass the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) funding bill. Require judicial warrants for entries onto private property instead of warrantless home raids. Ban ICE agents from wearing masks or other concealment that prevent accountability. Require clear and verbal identification of agents before enforcement actions. Protect sensitive locations such as schools, churches, and hospitals from enforcement operations. Remaining at least 500 feet away from these locations seems doable. Prohibit racial profiling and strengthen use-of-force standards. Establish mandatory body cameras with strict limits on surveillance use. Create independent oversight and uniform detention standards. These reforms are proposed in response to public outcry over recent fatal shootings involving federal agents and concern about aggressive immigration enforcement nationwide. They aim to ensure accountability, protect civil liberties, and restore confidence in federal enforcement agencies. If you will not support an all-out ban on this agency, then I urge you to support legislation that enshrines these reforms into law and to oppose any funding measure that does not include them. Meaningful accountability and respect for Constitutional rights must be part of our federal immigration enforcement framework.