An open letter to the President & U.S. Congress; State Governors & Legislatures
Conditions for ICE Funding: Accountability and Constitutional Safeguards
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I am writing to demand that any funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement be conditioned on strong accountability, transparency, and constitutional protections.
Please require the following:
• Judicial warrants before home entry or arrests
• Visible agent identification and badge numbers
• Mandatory body cameras during operations
• Prohibition on masked or concealed identities
• Protection of sensitive locations such as schools, hospitals, churches, and courts • Enforceable bans on racial and ethnic profiling
• National use of force standards and de escalation training
• Independent oversight and misconduct investigations
• Guaranteed legal access for detainees
Public safety and civil liberties must coexist.
Funding without safeguards erodes trust and weakens democratic institutions.
I urge you to make these protections non negotiable in any appropriations legislation.