On January 24, federal forces with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. This was just over two weeks after the killing of Renee Good. These killings are a direc...

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Text SIGN PHKRDV to 50409 — 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.

Text SIGN PJCCUS to 50409 — IMPEACHMENT IS CONGRESS’S CONSTITUTIONAL RESPONSIBILITY When senior officials of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) issue public accounts following the killing of civilians that are later contradicted by available evidence, Congress must not look away. I urge you to act, consistent with your constitutional responsibilities, to hold Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem accountable for operating DHS outside the bounds of the law and for misleading the public about the killings of Renée Good and Alex Pretti. These allegations strike at the core of Congressional oversight and cannot be allowed to fade without consequence. For these reasons, I urge Congress to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem. THE OBLIGATION CONGRESS CANNOT AVOID The Constitution vests Congress with the responsibility to investigate executive misconduct and to enforce the rule of law when senior officials abuse power. This responsibility cannot be avoided or deferred - every Member of Congress has an obligation to prevent the normalization of executive lawlessness and to uphold constitutional accountability. THE COST OF CONGRESSIONAL INACTION Public reporting, Congressional statements, and available video evidence raise serious concerns that DHS leadership misrepresented material facts following the killings, calling into question the accuracy and integrity of official public statements. If a Cabinet secretary can mislead the public or evade accountability for lethal outcomes, the precedent endangers constitutional government itself and erodes public trust in lawful law enforcement nationwide. Silence or inaction now signals that lawless conduct at the highest levels will be tolerated. STEPS CONGRESS MUST TAKE (1) Support impeachment proceedings sufficient to establish a full and public factual record, including hearings, sworn testimony, and compulsory process where necessary. (2) Support the advancement of Articles of Impeachment when the evidence demonstrates abuse of power, obstruction, or deception of the public. (3) Support full accountability through the impeachment process, including removal from office and disqualification if the facts so warrant. (4) Commit to acting on impeachment responsibly and decisively in accordance with constitutional obligations. This is not about party. It is about whether Congress will enforce the limits the Constitution places on executive power - or allow those limits to erode through inaction.

Text SIGN PMNJMC to 50409 — Trump is poised to use ICE as a tool for voter suppression. Establishing them as willing to use violence and then positioning them near polling locations would be a highly efficient method for preventing many populations from voting. Congress must act now to introduce measures into the appropriations bill to prevent this.

Text SIGN PWWSRN to 50409 — Department of Homeland Security funding expires Friday. At the same time, administration officials have reportedly declared that requiring ICE to obtain judicial warrants before entering private homes is a “non-starter.” The Fourth Amendment is not optional. It requires that warrants issue only upon probable cause, supported by oath, and particularly describing the place to be searched. That protection arose directly from colonial outrage over general warrants and unbounded searches. It is a foundational limit on executive power. If compliance with the Fourth Amendment is a “non-starter,” then unconditional funding must be as well. This is not theoretical. In Idaho, a recent federal raid resulted in the detention of more than 100 undocumented immigrants and the temporary detention of hundreds of U.S. citizens and lawful residents. Litigation is ongoing. Photographic evidence contradicted initial official denials about how minors were restrained. These are precisely the kinds of operations that demand strict constitutional guardrails. At the same time, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in Buenrostro-Mendez v. Bondi that certain immigrants may be detained without any opportunity for a bond hearing in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Those states contain a significant portion of the nation’s ICE detention facilities. While appellate review may follow, the decision is binding for now. Combined with billions already appropriated for detention expansion through 2029, this creates the real possibility of prolonged civil detention without individualized judicial oversight. Congress cannot finance a regime of warrantless home entries and indefinite detention. Any DHS funding bill must: 1. Require judicial warrants based on probable cause before ICE enters a private residence. 2. Guarantee prompt bond hearings or individualized custody review. 3. Mandate documented compliance with all federal court orders. 4. Require public reporting of detentions involving U.S. citizens or lawful residents. 5. Establish clear identification standards to prevent masked, unaccountable enforcement actions except in narrowly defined and justified circumstances. 6. Guarantee independent inspection access to all detention facilities, including privately operated centers. Further, Congress must include explicit clawback authority through 2029 allowing appropriated funds to be rescinded if DHS violates constitutional protections, ignores judicial directives, or expands detention capacity without statutory safeguards. Another clean continuing resolution would entrench the status quo. That is not compromise; it is abdication of Congress’s constitutional duty. The power of the purse exists precisely to prevent executive overreach. Security requires legitimacy. Enforcement requires due process. Funding without conditions would signal that constitutional compliance is negotiable. It is not. Stand firm. Condition funding. Include clawback authority. Do not finance practices that treat the Bill of Rights as optional.

Text SIGN PWWSRN to 50409 — Department of Homeland Security funding expires Friday. At the same time, administration officials have reportedly declared that requiring ICE to obtain judicial warrants before entering private homes is a “non-starter.” The Fourth Amendment is not optional. It requires that warrants issue only upon probable cause, supported by oath, and particularly describing the place to be searched. That protection arose directly from colonial outrage over general warrants and unbounded searches. It is a foundational limit on executive power. If compliance with the Fourth Amendment is a “non-starter,” then unconditional funding must be as well. This is not theoretical. In Idaho, a recent federal raid resulted in the detention of more than 100 undocumented immigrants and the temporary detention of hundreds of U.S. citizens and lawful residents. Litigation is ongoing. Photographic evidence contradicted initial official denials about how minors were restrained. These are precisely the kinds of operations that demand strict constitutional guardrails. At the same time, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in Buenrostro-Mendez v. Bondi that certain immigrants may be detained without any opportunity for a bond hearing in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi. Those states contain a significant portion of the nation’s ICE detention facilities. While appellate review may follow, the decision is binding for now. Combined with billions already appropriated for detention expansion through 2029, this creates the real possibility of prolonged civil detention without individualized judicial oversight. Congress cannot finance a regime of warrantless home entries and indefinite detention. Any DHS funding bill must: 1. Require judicial warrants based on probable cause before ICE enters a private residence. 2. Guarantee prompt bond hearings or individualized custody review. 3. Mandate documented compliance with all federal court orders. 4. Require public reporting of detentions involving U.S. citizens or lawful residents. 5. Establish clear identification standards to prevent masked, unaccountable enforcement actions except in narrowly defined and justified circumstances. 6. Guarantee independent inspection access to all detention facilities, including privately operated centers. Further, Congress must include explicit clawback authority through 2029 allowing appropriated funds to be rescinded if DHS violates constitutional protections, ignores judicial directives, or expands detention capacity without statutory safeguards. Another clean continuing resolution would entrench the status quo. That is not compromise; it is abdication of Congress’s constitutional duty. The power of the purse exists precisely to prevent executive overreach. Security requires legitimacy. Enforcement requires due process. Funding without conditions would signal that constitutional compliance is negotiable. It is not. Stand firm. Condition funding. Include clawback authority. Do not finance practices that treat the Bill of Rights as optional.