Hi, Donald Trump's army of masked ICE agents have been caught attacking workers with nightsticks, slamming people's heads into the ground, smashing car windows, using explosives to blow doors off of homes with children inside, and shooting into moving vehicles.1 Enough is enough. There's no legitimate reason for any law enforcement officer to hide their face unless they intend to do something they shouldn't. It's time to unmask ICE. The good news is that a major grassroots backlash has prompted cities and towns around the country to start passing laws requiring federal agents to show their faces, and legislation has been introduced in Congress to unmask ICE as well.2 Demand Progress Action has mobilized tens of thousands of people in support of legislation requiring ICE agents to show their faces and ID, and we're counting on your support to ramp up our campaign. Will you donate to Demand Progress Action to help unmask ICE, and push for other key reforms? If you've saved your payment information with ActBlue Express, your donation will go through immediately.
When Tufts University student Rümeysa Öztürk was kidnapped off the street and forced into an unmarked van by masked, plainclothed ICE agents, video of the incident went viral on social media and triggered nationwide outrage. But now, months later, these incidents have become so routine that most of them get little if any coverage. In a democracy, police identify themselves and operate according to the rule of law. Masked, unidentified cops are the stuff of totalitarian regimes. They cover their faces so they can act with impunity and violate civil rights without ever facing accountability. And that’s exactly what we’re seeing now. Demand Progress Action is rallying public support for legislation that has been introduced in both the House and Senate to require ICE agents to show their faces and provide clear identification, and we’re counting on your support to ramp up the pressure.3 With gratitude, The team at Demand Progress Action Sources: Contributions to ActBlue Civics and Demand Progress Action are not deductible as charitable contributions for federal income tax purposes. Join our online community on Instagram or Twitter. Receiving too many emails from Demand Progress? You can opt to pause emails from Demand Progress for a month. And of course you can unsubscribe from this list at any time. |