1. United States
2. Pa.
3. Letter

I am writing to urge you to take immediate action against the Trump administration's escalating attacks on immigrant communities and hold this administration accountable for authoritarian and unlawful tactics that violate constitutional rights and human dignity. Recent ICE operations have targeted Democratic-led cities including Los Angeles, Chicago, Charlotte, and New Orleans, as well as specific communities like Somali immigrants in Minnesota. These raids have resulted in the wrongful detention of hundreds of U.S. citizens, often due to racial profiling. Following Operation Midway Blitz in Chicago and Alligator Alcatraz in Miami, thousands of immigrants have gone missing with no accountability or transparency from federal authorities. ICE detention facilities have documented 510 identifiable human rights violations, including sexual assault, medical negligence, and mistreatment of children and pregnant people. The administration has paused green cards and citizenship applications for people from 19 countries, canceled citizenship ceremonies, and revived family separation policies affecting hundreds of children. These are not immigration enforcement practices but systematic human rights abuses that contradict American values. The administration is deploying invasive surveillance tools including facial recognition spyware, phone hacking capabilities, social media monitoring, and license plate tracking systems like Flock Safety to profile and track individuals based on their perceived immigration status or ethnicity. This surveillance infrastructure threatens the privacy and civil liberties of all Americans, not just immigrant communities. I am asking you to take three specific actions. First, demand a full public investigation into ICE agents' conduct, particularly their indiscriminate use of deadly force against protesters and the conditions at detention facilities. Second, refuse to pass any DHS appropriations bill that fully funds ICE operations without strict oversight and accountability measures. Third, call for the impeachment of Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem for enabling these constitutional violations. These policies represent rising authoritarianism in America. Your constituents need you to stand firmly against these abuses and protect the rights of all people in our communities.