Urge State Lawmakers: Keep ICE Out of Our Communities

Last week, ICE agents shattered a father’s car window and tore him away in front of his child during preschool drop-off. His crime? Being in the middle of a green card process. This wasn’t an isolated incident—it’s the result of a cruel, chaotic immigration crackdown that puts politics over public safety. Federal officials claim to target “the worst of the worst,” but ICE’s own data tells the truth: 65% of over 204,000 people arrested this year had no criminal convictions, and fewer than 8% were convicted of violent crimes. Agents are now ordered to meet a daily quota of 3,000 arrests—sweeping up workers, students, and asylum seekers instead of actual threats. Even ICE officers admit this makes communities less safe. The human toll is staggering: • ICE officers have shot 59 people and killed 23 since 2015—with zero criminal convictions. • From 2018–2022, detainees filed 922 sexual assault complaints; staff assaults rose 134%, while only 3% were substantiated. • DHS admits assaults against ICE agents are up 500%, proof that militarized tactics escalate danger—not reduce it. • ICE contractors were caught illegally arresting and shackling immigrants in California, violating federal law. Yet Washington has rewarded this chaos with a $170 billion windfall. But the Constitution’s anti-commandeering protections—upheld by the Supreme Court—make it clear: our state doesn’t have to be complicit. I urge you to pass a Community Trust & Public Safety Act that: 🔹 Bars local personnel, jail beds, or data from aiding ICE detainers without a judicial warrant 🔹 Bans private contractors from civil immigration arrests and enforces licensing, insurance, and vetting 🔹 Ends ICE holds that exceed legal release times without probable cause 🔹 Requires quarterly public reports on ICE activity 🔹 Gives victims of wrongful detention the right to sue, protecting taxpayers from liability These reforms will restore trust, reduce lawsuits, and reassert state sovereignty. They’ll let federal agents do their jobs—lawfully, and on their own dime. The choice is clear: protect our communities, or enable a system of abuse, corruption, and constitutional violations. Please act now—and tell me how you plan to lead.