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Abductions, due process, accountability for illegal actions by 47

To: Rep. Pingree, Sen. Collins, Sen. King

From: A verified voter in South Portland, ME

April 16

I’m pleading that you do all you can to bring back the abducted. This week Mohsen Mahdawi, a legal resident of Vermont, walked into an immigration office in Colchester for what was supposed to be the final step in his citizenship process. Instead, he was arrested and removed in handcuffs by plainclothes, armed, individuals with their faces covered. Like the other abductions before it, this is horrifying. This is now an established pattern, including the abductions of Mahmoud Khalil, Rumeysa Ozturk, and others — all of whom are here legally. Every single person who is living in the United States’ borders has the right to due process. Each of them must be released. They are entitled to know the charges against them, to have contact with their attorney, and to a trial. If due process is denied for anyone, it can be denied for me, too. If anyone can be snatched off the streets and detained without due process, it can happen to any of us too. You are my representative and I expect you to fight back. Trump must obey the laws.

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