Arfin,
Less than 24 hours after Martin Luther King Jr. Day, ICE used a five-year-old boy as bait — instructing him to knock on his own door so agents could detain his family. The boy and his father are now detained in Texas, hundreds of miles from their home.
That same day, federal agents tear-gassed a public park, pepper-sprayed a legal observer at point-blank range, and detained an unknown — but likely very high — number of people, including U.S. citizens and visa holders. ICE later warned the public not to bring children to protests because agents might hurt them.
This is not law enforcement. It is terror. We must act before more innocent people die, like Keith Porter Jr., Renée Good, and Alex Pretti.
ICE agents are now breaking down doors and entering homes without warrants signed by judges, a fundamental violation of constitutional rights.
At protests elsewhere in the country, federal forces have shot demonstrators at close range with so-called "less-lethal" munitions — blinding at least two people permanently and seriously injuring others.
In recent days alone:
- An elderly man — later confirmed to be a U.S. citizen — was detained from his home while still in his underwear.
- A five-year-old child was detained.
- Four Native Americans were detained, and three are not currently located in the system, with families and advocates unable to determine where they are.
ICE is operating as an unaccountable federal force within civilian neighborhoods, escalating violence at every turn.
For years, Immigration & Customs Enforcement operated largely out of sight. Now the mask is off. Communities of color are afraid to leave their homes. Children are missing school. Families are disappearing into detention without explanation or due process.
This agency has become incompatible with human rights, constitutional law, and public safety.
Congress has a choice: continue allowing a federal force to operate without accountability — or abolish ICE and end this abuse of power once and for all.
Sign the petition to demand action. The time is now to abolish ICE.
