ICE ENFORCEMENT HAS TURNED DEADLY AND DEMANDS URGENT OVERSIGHT
As your constituent, I urge you to immediately bring ICE and DHS operations under firm control and halt the current enforcement surge in Minnesota and Maine until Congress can verify lawful rules of engagement, adequate training, and real accountability.
On January 24, 2026, federal officials reported that a U.S. Border Patrol officer fatally shot a 37-year-old Minneapolis resident believed by local authorities to be a U.S. citizen. Earlier this month, on January 7, an ICE agent shot and killed Renée Good in Minneapolis.
These were not remote border encounters. They were domestic law-enforcement actions carried out in American cities, with lethal consequences.
LACK OF CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT IS PUTTING LIVES AT RISK
Repeated shootings tied to immigration enforcement now reflect a systemic failure of oversight, not a series of unfortunate anomalies. Immigration enforcement does not exist outside the Constitution.
Federal agents operating in residential neighborhoods must comply with the Fourth Amendment, respect due process, and adhere to standards of proportionality and de-escalation consistent with domestic law enforcement. When enforcement surges are rushed, opaque, and poorly supervised, escalation becomes predictable rather than accidental.
The consequences extend well beyond the immediate victims. Communities subjected to aggressive ICE tactics withdraw from civic life, avoid reporting crimes, and disengage from local institutions.
Maine and Minnesota are already showing signs of this erosion of trust. Congress cannot allow federal agencies to normalize street-level operations that resemble paramilitary actions rather than accountable civil law enforcement.
IMMEDIATE CONGRESSIONAL MEASURES TO PREVENT FURTHER DEATHS
(1) Demand an immediate suspension of the current DHS/ICE surge operations in Minnesota and Maine pending an independent review of use-of-force policies, training standards, command authority, and body-camera requirements.
(2) Hold public oversight hearings and require DHS/ICE to produce full incident files, video footage, dispatch records, and after-action reports for the January 7, January 14, and January 24 Minneapolis shootings.
(3) Condition all DHS/ICE funding on enforceable statutory standards, including strict limits on warrantless stops, clear operational rules near homes and workplaces, mandatory de-escalation training, and discipline for violations.
(4) Require regular public reporting on complaints, civil-rights investigations, settlements, and disciplinary outcomes so Congress and the public can determine whether reforms are real, measurable, and sustained.
(5) Require DHS/ICE personnel to operate without masks or identification-obscuring combat gear, prohibit the use of unmarked vehicles, and mandate clearly visible names and ID numbers on uniforms and vehicles to ensure accountability and prevent impersonation or kidnapping.
Thank you.
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