*[Enwl-eng] ICE and FBI are targeting members of Congress and their staff

[ecology]

                        We must speak out to support the Constitution, rule 
of law, and democracy.









                        Federal Agents Handcuffed a U.S. Senator and a Staff 
Member for a U.S. Representative



                        Sign Now



                        In the past two weeks, the U.S. Immigrations and 
Customs Enforcement (ICE), the FBI, and other federal agencies have 
significantly escalated their attacks on civilians — not only on everyday 
people, but also on members of the U.S. Congress and their staff members.

                        Over the past several weeks, official members of the 
U.S. federal government have done the following: handcuffed a Senator for 
asking questions at a press conference, indicted a Representative over a 
protest, and detained a Representative's staffer for correctly rebuffing ICE 
attempts to search a Congressional office without a warrant.

                        Congress is a co-equal branch of government. The 
Constitution guarantees its authority to question, check, and balance the 
other branches. It deserves respect — and protection. The executive branch 
has no right to attack members of the legislature and their staff.

                        Yet on May 28, ICE agents demanded entrance to 
private areas of a Congressional office, stating an intention to search it. 
A video shows one agent declaring: "You're harboring rioters in the office." 
When aides demanded a search warrant first, officers said ICE doesn't need 
warrants (which is not true). Ultimately, agents arrested and detained an 
aid who resisted.

                        Then, just 2 weeks later, federal agents were at it 
again. The senior U.S. Senator from California, Alex Padilla, attempted to 
ask Secretary Kristi Noem a question during a Homeland Security press 
conference in Los Angeles. A video shows him saying: "I'm Senator Alex 
Padilla. I have questions for the secretary."

                        But he never got an answer to his questions. 
Instead, agents with the Secret Service and FBI physically grabbed him and 
began to restrain him and push him from the room. The Senator remained 
non-violent, yet multiple agents dragged him from the room, forced him onto 
the floor, pulled his arms behind his back, and handcuffed him. All for 
asking a question.

                        And just days earlier, the U.S. government indicted 
yet another member of Congress — Rep. LaMonica McIver, a Democrat from New 
Jersey — regarding a protest outside an immigration detention facility in 
her home state.

                        We cannot stay silent in the face of these 
escalations. The rule of law is under attack and we must raise our voices to 
support the Constitution and democracy!

                        Sign the petition to demand an immediate end to 
these targeted attacks against members of Congress, and an investigation 
into these unconstitutional federal actions!





                        Thank you,

                        Celeste

                        Care2 Petitions Team







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                        From: Celeste S., Care2 Action Alerts 
<actionalerts at care2.com>
                        Date: вс, 15 июн. 2025 г. в 23:56
                        Subject: ICE and FBI are targeting members of 
Congress and their staff
                        To: Vladimir Levchenko <enwl at enw.net.ru>


















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