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I’m writing today not to tell you what to do, but to bear witness. Like so many others, I’m grieving the killing of a woman during an ICE operation—an act of violence that should never have happened and one that reflects how far unchecked power has drifted from accountability. It is shocking, and yet heartbreakingly familiar. This is what happens when an agency is given extraordinary authority with too little oversight and too much political cover. What has compounded the grief is watching federal officials turn this loss of life into propaganda—misrepresenting what happened, deflecting responsibility, and stripping a human death of its dignity in service of a political narrative. That distortion of truth is not the America I recognize. And yet—I also see another America. I see courage. I see people showing up for one another, refusing to be numb, insisting that truth still matters. I see leaders who are willing to say, clearly and without euphemism, that this is wrong. I’m grateful that you are one of those leaders. I hope this moment becomes a turning point—a line drawn where Congress reasserts oversight, demands accountability, and insists that no agency operates beyond the law or basic moral restraint. I want my country back. A country where human life is not expendable, where truth is not optional, and where power answers to the people. Thank you for continuing to stand for that vision, even when the cost is high.