Re: Fwd: Response from Rep. Sam Liccardo (fwd)

[robert <http://dummy.us.eu.org/robert>]

Well, this is a pretty easy talking point.  It's hard to imagine any
Can who supports the murdering of American citizens in the process
of deporting immigrants.

 > From: Noelle <noelle>
 > Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 18:19:04 -0800 (PST)
 >
 >  > From: "Heather L. Howard" <http://www.stanford.edu/~hlhoward>
 >  > Date: Thu, 29 Jan 2026 22:50:00 +0000
 >  > 
 >  > ________________________________
 >  > From: Office of Rep. Sam Liccardo <http://www.mail15.housecommunications.gov/~repsamliccardo>
 >  > Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2026 2:36 PM
 >  > 
 >  > [Rep. Sam Liccardo banner]
 >  > 
 >  > Dear Dr. Howard,
 >  > 
 >  > Thank you for contacting me about the fatal shooting of Ms. Renee Nicole 
 >  > Good and Mr. Alex Pretti by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). As 
 >  > your Member of Congress, I share a deep anger about the reckless, harmful, 
 >  > and unconstitutional conduct of ICE officials in recent months.
 >  > 
 >  > The President has repeatedly targeted Minnesota's Somali immigrant community�
 >  > despite the fact that most Somali Minnesotans hold U.S. citizenship or 
 >  > lawful permanent residency�and has used the state as a testing ground for 
 >  > aggressive immigration enforcement. On January 5, President Trump announced 
 >  > the immediate deployment of more than 2,000 federal immigration enforcement 
 >  > agents to Minnesota. By sending armed ICE agents�who often lack training or 
 >  > experience in urban, community-based policing�into residential neighborhoods,
 >  >  the Administration heightened the risk of violence and unnecessary 
 >  > escalation.
 >  > 
 >  > On January 7, during an ICE operation on a residential street in Minneapolis,
 >  >  federal agents confronted Ms. Renee Nicole Good, a U.S. citizen with no 
 >  > connection to any law enforcement investigation, while she was in her 
 >  > vehicle. After ordering her to exit, an agent fired three shots, as the 
 >  > vehicle moved forward and to the right, away from the officers. The agent 
 >  > killed Ms. Good. Widespread protests erupted across Minneapolis in response, 
 >  > and on January 24, ICE agents shot and killed Mr. Alex Pretti, a protester 
 >  > and intensive care nurse at the Veterans Administration. Video evidence 
 >  > shows Mr. Pretti holding a phone in one hand and no weapon in the other as 
 >  > he stepped between a woman and an agent, before agents pinned him to the 
 >  > ground and shot him in the back.
 >  > 
 >  > Outrageously, the Administration has labeled Ms. Good and Mr. Pretti as �
 >  > domestic terrorists� to justify the use of lethal force and issued public 
 >  > judgments that contradict multiple videos recorded by witnesses. I welcome 
 >  > independent investigations into the killings of Ms. Good and Mr. Pretti, and 
 >  > I continue to pray for their families. The American public and the 
 >  > Minneapolis community deserve an unbiased and comprehensive investigation, 
 >  > and I will press the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to preserve all 
 >  > evidence and ensure full cooperation from all officers involved.
 >  > 
 >  > Secretary Noem�s failure to exercise responsible leadership following the 
 >  > fatal shooting in Minneapolis underscores her lack of judgment and inability 
 >  > to lead the Department of Homeland Security. Her leadership endangers lives 
 >  > and erodes public trust in federal law enforcement, and I have signed 
 >  > articles of impeachment to remove her from office. You can listen to my �Sip 
 >  > with Sam� series, where I discuss more about my decision to impeach 
 >  > Secretary Noem here<
 >  > https://urldefense.com/v3/__https://drive.google.com/
 >  > >.
 >  > 
 >  > On January 22, I voted against the FY2026 DHS Appropriations bill to oppose 
 >  > additional funding for ICE. I have also supported several bills to better 
 >  > protect our immigrant communities, including the Stop Excessive Force in 
 >  > Immigration Act, which would limit the use of force by federal immigration 
 >  > agents and require de-escalation training and body cameras, and the No 
 >  > Secret Police Act, which would require agents to display clear 
 >  > identification and prohibit the use of non-tactical masks during immigration 
 >  > enforcement.
 >  > 
 >  > Legislative options remain highly constrained, however, as a Republican 
 >  > majority currently controls both chambers of Congress. Even so, I will 
 >  > continue to press Congress to use every available oversight and legislative 
 >  > tool to rein in reckless immigration enforcement practices and prevent 
 >  > federal operations that place communities at unnecessary risk.
 >  > 
 >  > Thank you again for sharing your viewpoint with me. Please don�t hesitate to 
 >  > reach out as other issues or concerns arise. Unfortunately, �other issues� 
 >  > arise all too often��daily� under the current administration, so please know 
 >  > that I�m fighting for our community and our Constitution every day.
 >  > 
 >  > All the best,
 >  > 
 >  > Sam Liccardo
 >  > Member of Congress
 >  > 16th District of Ca