Stop DHS's Violent Coercive Tactics and Voter Interference

As your constituent, I am stressing that It is imperative that you stand strong in demanding and attaining enforceable controls on CBP and ICE before voting Yes on the DHS Appropriations bill. There is tremendous nationwide outrage at the out of control, cruel and unconstitutional actions by CBP and ICE. You have the force of the American people behind you depending on your actions. First, I am requesting that you please add Representative Dan Goldman's amendment to the DHS Appropriations bill to prevent the seizure of voting records or machines from States. Pam Bondi sent a letter to Governor Walz asking for the voter records and in return they would pull ICE out of Minnesota. So there is a connection between the strong arm maneuvers of ICE in blue states and Trump's attempt to interfere with upcoming elections. Then the federal government raided Georgia election headquarters and seized their voter records. It is imperative that this election interference and these dangerous intimidation tactics against our communities be stopped. Additionally, please introduce strong measures to reign in ICE to act lawfully and nonviolently and with transparency and accountability. These agencies can NOT be used as the president's private police force to pressure, punish, terrorize or coerce communities. Here are the demands that I would like to see included in any DHS Appropriations bill: - Judicial warrants need to be required before detaining anyone (No Administrative warrants) - CBP and ICE should not be promised absolute immunity, they need to understand that they are accountable for their actions. Transparent and independent oversight with enforceable corrections and consequences for ICE/CBP personnel need to be implemented. - CBP should be operating at the borders only, not within our communities - CBP and ICE need to wear identifying uniforms, badges and name tags and no masks - CBP and ICE need to wear body cameras and have them running at all times - CBP and ICE should only be hiring people without any criminal or violent records - ICE should provide better training - The focus of their mission should be to detain only immigrants with criminal records not people who have been living and working here peacefully for years - The aggressive, violent, racist terrorizing by ICE needs to end. - Alex Pretti's and Renee Good's murderers need to be arrested and prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law via an independent investigation department, such as the appropriate Minnesota State Department. - Detainees need to have the right to free phone calls - Detainees need to have access to legal counsel - Information on the whereabouts of detainees at all times needs to be readily available to families, legal counsel and the public - Detainees must be housed in clean and safe facilities with access to safe food and water, toilets, bedding, medical care (including detainees receiving their prescribed medications). Facilities (all parts of, especially where all detainees are housed) need to be accessible for inspection by members of Congress as well as State and Local officials. We are counting on your commitment to ensuring that ICE and CBP are constrained to stop the violent misuse of their power and resources. Thank you for your continued hard work and dedication to protecting our democracy and all people within our country.